A researcher finds that the number of times people carry an umbrella in a month is related to how fast the grass is growing This relationship is most likely to be

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The relationship between the number of times people carry an umbrella and how fast the grass grows is likely spurious because both are influenced by a common factor (rainfall) rather than one directly causing the other.

A Researcher Finds That the Number of Times People Carry