Which Pattern of Results in the Partial Tables Would Allow

Multiple Choice

Which pattern of results in the partial tables would allow us to distinguish between spurious relationships and intervening relationships?

A) None,the patterns are the same.
B) For spurious relations,the partial measures of association are stronger than the bivariate measures.The opposite is true for intervening relationships.
C) For spurious relations,the partial measures of association are weaker than the bivariate measures.The opposite is true for intervening relationships.
D) In spurious relationships,the partial measures are different from each other.In intervening relations,the partial measures have the same value.