Figure 2-21 -Refer to Figure 2-21. Your Friend John Created the Graph

question 58

Multiple Choice

Figure 2-21
-Refer to Figure 2-21. Your friend John created the graph above to illustrate that snowstorms are caused by more snowblowers being sold. You inform him that his interpretation is incorrect due to

• A)omitted variable bias.
• B)reverse causality.
• C)slope mismatch.
• D)shifting versus moving along a curve.

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