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c. The t D. Randomization is less important because researchers are treatment can be controlled by the researchers observing things "as they happen. Question 4 In the coastal United States, there is an established correlation between ice cream sales and shark attacks. Which of the following might we conclude from this data? A. There may be a third variable that creates a link between B. This is an anomaly and there is no relationship between c Eating ice cream may increase the likelihood of a shark D. Increases in shark attacks may increase ice cream sales. ice cream sales and shark attacks shark attacks and ice cream sales attack uestion 5 In a large lecture hall, students were handed a drawing of a woman. Students didn't know that those on the left side of the center aisle received a drawing of a young woman while those on the right side of the aisle were given a drawing of an old woman. A slide was then projected with an drawing that was an ambiguous combination of the two handouts and students were asked a series of questions This is an example of which of the following?
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Answer A.
There may be a third variable that creates a link between ice cream sales and shark attacks.
A common error in causal thinking is the overlooking of a third variable relating to both variables involved that better explains cause-effect relationships.this third variable leads to a mistaken causal relationship between two others.
