Multiple Choice
Jason finds a correlation of .85 between monthly homicide rates and monthly ice cream sales. However, he believes that the correlation is caused by monthly changes in temperature. In this case, temperature represents a(n) _____ variable.
A) outcome
B) predictor
C) spurious
D) extraneous
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