When the zero-order relationship is all or partly spurious and the test variable is temporally located before either the independent or the dependent variables, the situation is referred to as:
A)spurious order relationship.
B)specification.
C)antecedent variable relationship.
D)percent difference.

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An antecedent variable relationship occurs when the test variable, which is temporally located before either the independent or the dependent variables, influences the observed relationship between them, making it appear spurious or partly spurious. This means the relationship between the independent and dependent variables is influenced or explained by another variable that comes before them in time.

When the Zero-Order Relationship Is All or Partly Spurious and the Test