Abdul was listening to a radio talk show and heard the announcer talk about "a high correlation between crime and poverty." The announcer then proceeded to say since there was a high correlation,poverty causes crime.Abdul is taking psychology,and is skeptical of what he just heard.He knows that:
A) correlation does not indicate cause-and-effect relationships
B) to properly evaluate the statement, he needs to know the magnitude of the correlation
C) poverty is difficult to measure
D) the research indicates that crime causes poverty, not vice versa

Question

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The fact that there is a high correlation between crime and poverty does not necessarily mean that poverty causes crime. Correlation only means that there is a statistical relationship between the two variables. Other factors could be influencing both poverty and crime.

Abdul Was Listening to a Radio Talk Show and Heard