Samir is conducting a correlational study,and he cannot determine whether one variable causes another.One reason for this indetermination is that the additional variables that he did not study could influence the variables he did study.This result reflects the problem with:
A) selection bias
B) response accuracy
C) the third variable problem
D) the occurrence of random error

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The third variable problem refers to the possibility that a third variable may be responsible for a correlation observed between two variables. In this case, Samir cannot determine causality because the variables he studied may be influenced by other variables he did not measure or control for, which could be responsible for the observed correlation.

Samir Is Conducting a Correlational Study,and He Cannot Determine Whether