Carl is conducting a research study and finds a significant positive correlation between a state's per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese and the number of doctoral degrees in civil engineering that are awarded (real example!).  However, this association is actually caused by a third variable that Carl did not measure. The relationship between cheese consumption and engineering degrees is an example of a(n): Group of answer choices spurious relationship clinically significant relationship univariate relationship negative correlation

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