Spurious Relationships

What is a spurious relationship? We will discuss this in class.

Identify possible spurious variables to the following:

The more fire trucks sent to a fire, the more damage that is likely to be done by the fire.

Among school children, math skills are determined by shoe size.

Divorce leads to children to behave delinquently.

Education influences income.

How much money you make depends on what type of college you went to: ivy league or other schools.