When Some Third Variable Is Responsible for the Correlation Between

question 50

Multiple Choice

When some third variable is responsible for the correlation between X and Y,the correlation is said to be:

• A)spurious
• B)false
• C)nonlinear
• D)moderate

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Definitions:

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