___________ refers to a relationship between two variables,whereas ________________ refers to a situation in which a correlation is false.

A) Correlation;spuriousness
B) Spuriousness;correlation
C) Causation;spuriousness
D) Causation;correlation

Spuriousness

A situation in statistical analysis where a perceived correlation or association between two variables is actually caused by a third variable.

Correlation

A measure of how strongly two variables are related to each other.

Causation

The action of causing something, in research it generally refers to the relationship between variables where one variable directly affects another.