According to your text,many people believe that there are strong correlations between the full moon and strange behaviour,such as violent crime,suicides,psychiatric admissions,and births (otherwise known as the lunar lunacy effect).This is an example of
A)a positive correlation.
B)a negative correlation.
C)a zero correlation.
D)an illusory correlation.

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The given scenario is an example of an illusory correlation. It is a false perception of a correlation between two variables that do not have any actual relationship. Studies have shown that there is no evidence to support the existence of the lunar lunacy effect.

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