If you went to any grade school in the world and measured the height of each stu

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If you went to any grade school in the world and measured the height of each student and then gave them a reading comprehension test, you would find that taller children have the higher reading scores. This is an example of a

A hypothetical construct

B methodological artifact

c negative correlation

d spurious relationship

If you went to any grade school in the world and measured the height of each student and then gave them a reading comprehension test, you would find that taller children have the higher reading scores. This is an example of a

A hypothetical construct

B methodological artifact

c negative correlation

d spurious relationship

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER :

The height of a person does not affect the reading scores. The relationship between these two variables is wrongly inferred. Since it can only be a coincidence that the heighted students the a class had a higher reading score, therefore this is an example of a spurious relationship.

Hence, the correct answer is the option d - spurious relationship.

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