If a researcher wants to examine the direction of a relationship between two variables such that they posit that one variable causes the other, what type of statistical procedure would be used?
A)correlation
B)ANOVA
C)MANOVA
D)path analysis

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Path analysis is a statistical procedure used when the researcher wants to examine the direction of a relationship between two variables and posits that one variable causes the other. It allows the researcher to test a hypothesized causal model, including both direct and indirect effects of the predictor variable on the outcome variable. Correlation measures the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables but does not establish causation. ANOVA and MANOVA are used to compare means between two or more groups but do not examine causal relationships between variables.

If a Researcher Wants to Examine the Direction of a Relationship