Professor Smith found a relationship between education and occupation. However, when she introduced age as a test factor, the relationship between education and occupation disappeared in the partials. This illustrates
A) explanation pattern.
B) specification pattern.
C) replication pattern.
D) interpretation pattern.

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This illustrates an explanation pattern, where the introduction of a third variable (age) accounts for the relationship between the initial two variables (education and occupation), causing the original relationship to disappear.

Professor Smith Found a Relationship Between Education and Occupation