Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Sometimes a relationship will be hidden if you mistakenly exclude an important control variable.
2. No more than one independent variable can be the causal effect of a dependent variable at any given point in time.
3. The title for a three-way contingency table should contain the dependent variable, independent variable, and control variable.
4. When analyzing a three-way contingency table, a spurious relationship is indicated by a constant relationship between the dependent and independent variable.
5. A reverse relationship can exist when the independent variable is actually the effect of the dependent variable.


1. true
2. false
3. true
4. false
5. true

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