A spurious correlation is:
A. a nonsignificant relationship.
B. one in which a third variable influences the nature of the relationship between the two variables tested.
C. the relationship between two unrelated variables.
D. a positive linear relationship.
E. a negative linear relationship.
Answer: B
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