If we are considering the relationship between two variables and release one of the other-things-equal assumptions, we would expect
A) the relationship to change from direct to inverse.
B) the line representing that relationship on a graph to shift.
C) the data points to have a tighter fit to the line representing the relationship.
D) the relationship to change from inverse to direct.

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If we release one of the other-things-equal assumptions, it means that one or more of the variables that we had assumed to be constant and not affecting the relationship between the two variables may now have an effect. This would shift the line representing the relationship on a graph, indicating a change in the relationship between the two variables.

If We Are Considering the Relationship Between Two Variables and Release