Correlation are useful for ____________?
Correct answer: B. predicting behavior
- A. explaining attitudes
- B. predicting behavior
- C. discovering the causes of behavior
- D. doing all the above
Explanation
Correlation shows how strongly two variables are related, so it can help predict one variable from another. It cannot establish the cause of behavior because correlation does not prove causation.
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