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In a study of towns, there was a positive correlation between the number of mail boxes and number of traffic lights in a town.

Which variable is most likely the lurking variable that explains the correlation?



ages of residents

commute times

population

highest temperatures

User Rjrudin
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Answer:

The answer is population

Explanation:

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User Akbar
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Population, because the more people there are in a town, the more mailboxes and traffic lights there will be. There will have to be more in order to supply the population.
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