You Have Completed a Study on the Alleged Causal Relationship

Multiple Choice

You have completed a study on the alleged causal relationship between the moon phase and street crime. You determined that there is no correlation between the phase of the moon and the rate of reported street crimes, despite the fact that many of your colleagues in the police department strongly believe there is. Your research reveals that the relationship between the moon phase and street crime is:

A) reductionism.
B) spurious.
C) an ecological fallacy.
D) inconclusive.