Using path analysis,the correlation between poverty and psychological distress can be partially explained by the level of chaos in the home.The chaos variable in this example represents a(n)
A)moderator variable.
B)mediating variable.
C)proxy variable.
D)spurious variable.

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A mediating variable explains the relationship between two variables. In this case, the level of chaos in the home partially explains the correlation between poverty and psychological distress, making it a mediating variable. The other options do not fit the description of the variable in this example.

Using Path Analysis,the Correlation Between Poverty and Psychological Distress Can