Why do neither matched samples nor matched pairs effectively eliminate the possibility of a third-variable correlation?
A) Each technique depends on the other; matched samples are studied first, followed later by matched pairs.
B) Both techniques allow us to rule out a particular third variable as a causal agent, but not the possibility of other third variables.
C) Both techniques fail to utilize random sampling.
D) By eliminating specific third variables, cause-and-effect relations are artificially established.
B) Both techniques allow us to rule out a particular third variable as a causal agent, but not the possibility of other third variables.
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