A study finds: (a) neighborhoods that are very impoverished (X) have higher crime rates (Y), and (b), neighborhoods that have very young populations (Z) have higher crime rates (Y)

However, (c), neighborhoods that have both high rates of poverty and very young populations (X+Z) have very high crime rates (Y). Which of the following best describes the relationships between X, Y, and Z?

a. Direct
b. Spurious
c. Intervening
d. Interaction


ANSWER: d

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