A researcher finds that the correlation between two variables is .63, but this correlation drops to .20 when a third variable is "partialed out of" the original correlation. In this scenario, the researcher is most likely to conclude that the third variable
A. increases the accuracy of prediction.
B. does not influence the relationship between the other two variables.
C. is highly correlated with the other two variables.
D. is not a factor in the correlation.
Answer: C
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