Author Question: Lower church attendance and juvenile delinquency are strongly correlated. Their relationship is due ... (Read 52 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Lower church attendance and juvenile delinquency are strongly correlated. Their relationship is due to the fact that both variables are related to age. In this example, the relationship between church attendance and delinquency is a(n) ____.

a. spurious correlation
b. positive correlation
c. negative correlation
d. effective causation
e. independent relationship

Question 2

All of the following are part of the criteria for establishing a causal relationship except

a. two variables must be correlated.
b. all possible contaminating factors must be taken into account.
c. there must be a positive correlation between two variables.
d. a change in the independent variable must occur before a change in the dependent variable can occur.
e. it must be established that the cause occurs prior to the effect