What is the third-variable problem?

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asked Jan 20 in Psychology by VanceW838771 (1.9k points)

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answered Jan 20 by ElenaBranco0 (2.0k points)

The third-variable problem is the possibility that a third variable may be causing the observed correlation between two variables.

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