A partial correlation shows…
A) if two variables are related after taking into account a confounding variable.
B) if a confounding variable is correlated with other variables.
C) if two variables are related before taking into account a confounding variable.
D) if two variables are correlated in a non-linear fashion.

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A partial correlation measures the relationship between two variables while controlling for the effects of one or more additional variables. This helps to isolate the direct relationship between the two variables of interest, excluding the influence of the confounding variable(s).

A Partial Correlation Shows…