There is a strong correlation between the number of firefighters that show up at a fire and the amount of damage produced by the fire. The size of the fire influences both the number of firefighters and the amount of damage. This illustrates that the relationship between the number of firefighters and the amount of damage is:
A)caused by a third factor.
B)causal.
C)not correlational.
D)a real relationship.
E)unpredictable from the information given.

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The size of the fire acts as a third factor that influences both the number of firefighters that respond and the amount of damage caused by the fire, indicating that the observed correlation between firefighters and damage is not directly causal but rather due to this third factor.

There Is a Strong Correlation Between the Number of Firefighters