Multiple Choice
The fact that there is a positive relationship between the murder rate and ice cream consumption can be explained by the fact that both of these increase during hot weather.This is an example of a _____.
A) spurious relationship between the murder rate and ice cream consumption
B) spurious relationship between hot weather and ice cream consumption
C) nonlinear relationship between the murder rate and ice cream consumption
D) nonlinear relationship between hot weather and ice cream consumption
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