A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot
A) predict one variable from another.
B) determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables.
C) identify which variable causes the other variable.
D) show relationships between naturally occurring factors.

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Correlational studies can only show a relationship between two variables, but they cannot determine which variable causes the other. This is known as the issue of causality.

A Serious Shortcoming of a Correlational Study Is That It