Answer: He did not identify a spurious relationship.
A spurious relationship is one where two variables are not causally connected to each other, but may be inferred that they are because of their simultaneous appearance and a similar behaviour. These two variables are only linked with each other by coincidence, or through a third variable.
In this case, the mayor assumes that the implementation of the new regulations caused the crime rate to go down, when in fact there is a third variable (weather) that was the true cause.
In other words, the mayor equated correlation with causation. This is a common mistake in economics due to the inability of economists to perform experiments, having to rely solely on statistical analysis. In order to be aware of this mistake, it is good to remember the motto "<u>correlation is not causation</u>."
Bipolarity can be considered as an example of stigmatized
illness. Stigma illness can have an effect in an individual in which there are
behavioral changes because of the illness that they exhibit such as they are to
act different and are weak in character because of the illness that they have.
Question order bias, or "order effects bias", is a type of response bias where a respondent may react differently to questions based on the order in which questions appear in a survey or interview
The bill would make up for similar bills that failed in the past.
