There is a strong correlation between the number of firefighters that show up at a fire and the amount of damage produced by the fire.The size of the fire influences both the number of firefighters and the amount of damage.This illustrates that the relationship between the number of firefighters and the amount of damage is
A)spurious.
B)causal.
C)not correlational.
D)a real relationship.
E)non-spurious.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The relationship is spurious because the correlation is due to a third variable, the size of the fire, which affects both the number of firefighters and the amount of damage.

There Is a Strong Correlation Between the Number of Firefighters