Multiple Choice
What is the third-variable problem in reference to correlational studies?
A) Third variables act causally on some other variables,but not on all other variables.
B) Each variable in a correlation exerts a causal influence on the other.
C) A causal relationship between two variables cannot be inferred from the correlation between two variables.
D) Correlations can be caused only by another (third) variable.
Correct Answer:
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