One important limitation of the study of poverty and crime reported in the text is that________.
A) the variables were nominal.
B) the sample was non-random.
C) prediction is not the same thing as association.
D) correlation is not the same thing as causation.

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The best choice is D because the study only found a correlation between poverty and crime, but it did not establish causation. This means that poverty may be associated with crime, but poverty does not necessarily cause crime. Other factors may be involved.

One Important Limitation of the Study of Poverty and Crime