Students who are interested in a subject may spend more time studying that subject, so there is a relationship between these two variables

We don't know if the interest in the topic leads to more studying or if more studying generates greater levels of interest. This uncertainty illustrates the
a. path analysis problem.
b. third variable problem.
c. restricted range problem.
d. directionality problem.


D

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