A correlation between two variables cannot be interpreted as a causal relationship because of this concept.
A) the two variable problem
B) the third variable problem
C) the source monitoring problem
D) the causal hypothesis problem

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The third variable problem refers to the possibility that an observed correlation between two variables may be influenced by the presence of a third variable, which could be the actual cause of the observed relationship, thus complicating the interpretation of causality.

A Correlation Between Two Variables Cannot Be Interpreted as a Causal