A spurious relationship is one in which:
A)there is a positive relationship between two variables.
B)the relationship between two variables disappears when the effects of other variables are taken into account.
C)the independent variable occurs later in time than does the dependent variable.
D)inductive reasoning is used but not deductive reasoning.

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A spurious relationship occurs when the apparent association between two variables disappears once the effects of another variable are considered. This indicates that the observed correlation was not due to a direct relationship between the two primary variables, but rather due to both being related to this third variable.

A Spurious Relationship Is One in Which