In Looking at a Chart of the Positive Relationship Between

question 59

Multiple Choice

In looking at a chart of the positive relationship between police officers and crime,the mayor remarks that more police officers cause more crime.The mayor may be wrong because she did not consider:

• A)the features of construction.
• B)omitted variables.
• C)reverse causality.
• D)tangent lines.

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