The World Health Organization studied 20 communities around the world and found a strong correlation between fruit consumption and malaria rates. It is incorrect to conclude that fruit consumption causes malaria, because geographic location is a(n
a- Independent variable
b- Dependent variable
c- Correlation coefficient
d- Confounding variable
e- Outlier
Ans: d- Confounding variable
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