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A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

Correct answer: B. correlation

  • A. variation
  • B. correlation
  • C. observation
  • D. measure of central tendency
  • E. spurious relationship

Explanation

When two variables change together, such as increasing age and declining eyesight, their association is called a correlation. This observation alone does not establish that age is the only cause of the decline.

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