Jeremy notes that when his nose gets cold, he is more likely to slip on the ice when leaving his apartment building. He decides to write a paper stating that there is an association between cold noses and falls. What kind of association does this example illustrate?
A) causal
B) independent
C) dependent
D) spurious

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Jeremy's observation likely points to a spurious association, where two events (cold noses and slipping on ice) occur together due to a common third factor (cold weather) rather than one causing the other.

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