What is meant by a 'spurious' relationship between two variables?
A. One that is so illogical it cannot possibly be true
B. An apparent relationship that is so curious it demands further attention
C. A relationship that appears to be true because each variable is related to a third one
D. One that produces a perfect negative correlation on a scatter diagram
Answer: C
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a. True b. False
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a. one b. two c. three d. four
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