A limitation of the shotgun approach to identify variables that correlate with a criterion variable is that
A) it cannot detect whether the observed relationships are positive or negative.
B) it cannot detect the magnitude of the observed relationships.
C) only a few variables can be accommodated in the research design.
D) some of the many measured variables are likely to correlate with the criterion by chance.

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The shotgun approach involves testing a large number of variables to see which ones correlate with the criterion variable. Given the large number of tests, some variables are likely to correlate with the criterion variable purely by chance, leading to false positives. This approach does not inherently fail to detect the direction or magnitude of relationships, nor is it limited by the number of variables that can be included.

A Limitation of the Shotgun Approach to Identify Variables That