Samir Is Conducting a Correlational Study, and He Cannot Determine

question 18

Multiple Choice

Samir is conducting a correlational study, and he cannot determine whether one variable causes another. One reason is that the additional variables that he did not study could influence the variables he did study. This reflects the problem with:

• A) selection bias
• B) response accuracy
• C) the third variable problem
• D) the occurrence of random error

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