A study found that criminal assaults are positively correlated with increased purchases of ice cream. This correlation can best be explained by

A) a causal relationship between violence and ice cream
B) an ingredient in ice cream that makes people violent
C) a badly done and faulty study
D) a moderator that may link the two variables

Answer: D

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