Why do researchers say “Correlation is not cause”?

a. Two variables may not be related directly to each other, but each may be caused by a third.
b. No research can ever prove a causal statement.
c. ‘Cause’ means something different to each individual.
d. Correlation is seldom the right statistical test to use.


ANS: a.

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