Measures of association help social scientists accomplish two important goals:
A)prediction and forecasting
B)understanding causation and measuring concepts
C)prediction and correlation
D)prediction and understanding causation

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Measures of association are useful for predicting outcomes and understanding the relationship between variables, including causation. Therefore, the best choice is D, which correctly identifies both of these important goals. Choices A and C are incorrect because they only refer to prediction, and Choice B is incomplete because it only mentions understanding causation and not prediction.

Measures of Association Help Social Scientists Accomplish Two Important Goals