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MirandaLo

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The text points out that where there are more storks, there are more babies. In this example, for which reason can we NOT establish a causal link?
 
  A) Variable A (storks) comes after Variable B (babies)
  B) There is an observer effect leading to inaccurate counts of babies
  C) The variables are not correlated
  D) There is an extraneous variable (rural/urban area) influencing the observed correlation

Question 2

Being able to reasonably guess human behavior in particular situations is referred to as
 
  A) Causality
  B) Predictability
  C) Generalizability
  D) Comparability
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jackie

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


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