Correlations are sometimes spurious, meaning that:
A) there is a positive correlation
B) that the relationship between the variables is a causal one, but they are not correlated
C) that the variables are correlated and caused one another
D) that the variables are correlated, but in truth the relationship between them is not a causal one

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Spurious correlations occur when two variables appear to be related, but the relationship is actually due to a third variable or is coincidental, not causal.

Correlations Are Sometimes Spurious, Meaning That