Although many children who were sexually abused become prostitutes, not all sexually abused children enter this profession. As such, the relationship between sexual abuse and prostitution involves __________.

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Correlation is a statistical relationship between two variables, in which the change in one variable is associated with a change in the other variable. In this case, the relationship between sexual abuse and prostitution is correlational, as the presence of one variable (sexual abuse) is associated with an increased likelihood of the other variable (prostitution).

Although Many Children Who Were Sexually Abused Become Prostitutes, Not