Jeremy,a researcher,notes that when his nose gets cold,he is more likely to slip on the ice when leaving his apartment building.Jeremy decides to write a paper stating that there is an association between cold noses and falling down.What kind of association does this example illustrate?
A) causal
B) independent
C) dependent
D) spurious

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This example illustrates a spurious association, which is a correlation between two variables that is not causally related but appears to be so because of a third variable. In this case, the third variable could be the presence of ice on the ground, which is causing both the cold nose and the increased risk of falling.

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