If X Is Positively Correlated with Y, One Can Conclude

question 62

Multiple Choice

If X is positively correlated with Y, one can conclude that

• A) X probably causes changes in Y.
• B) Y probably causes changes in X.
• C) changes in X and Y are both probably caused by Z.
• D) None of these is true.

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Definitions:

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Economic Interests

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