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Discuss what are some of the possible "lurking variables" that may exist from the below scenario. A...

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Discuss what are some of the possible "lurking variables" thatmay exist from the below scenario.

A correlation was found between high blood pressure and cancerrates. (People with high blood pressure were more likely to developcancer than people with low blood pressure.) It was concluded thathigh blood pressure causes cancer.

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A lurking variable is unknown variable that can falsely identify a strong relationship between variables or it can hide the true relationship between variables This type of variable is not measured in study but have effect on both dependent and independent    See Answer
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