A study of consumer behavior finds a strong positive association between sales of ice cream and sales of soda.Describe three different possible cause-and-effect relationships that might be present.
A)Perhaps sales of ice cream cause higher sales of soda,sales of soda cause higher sales of ice cream,or both could be caused by a lurking variable such as the outdoor temperature.
B)There is only one cause-and-effect relationship: sales of soda cause higher sales of ice cream.
C)There are no possible cause-and-effect relationships because there should be an arithmetic mistake.
D)There is only one cause-and-effect relationship: sales of ice cream cause higher sales of soda.
E)There are only two cause-and-effect relationships: sales of ice cream cause higher sales of soda,or sales of soda cause higher sales of ice cream.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A) correctly identifies three different possible cause-and-effect relationships: ice cream sales causing soda sales, soda sales causing ice cream sales, or both being influenced by a third factor like temperature.

A Study of Consumer Behavior Finds a Strong Positive Association