Correlation and Causation

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What is correlation?

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Correlation is a statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together. It can be positive, negative, or zero.

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What is causation?

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Causation indicates that one event is the result of the occurrence of another event; it implies a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

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What does a weak negative correlation indicate?

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A weak negative correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease slightly, but the relationship is not strong.

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Provide an example of causation.

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If it starts raining, the baseball game is delayed.

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What is the difference between correlation and causation?

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Correlation does not imply causation; just because two variables are correlated does not mean one causes the other.

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What does a strong positive correlation indicate?

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A strong positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases significantly.

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What is a linear model?

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A linear model is a mathematical representation of the relationship between two variables, typically expressed in the form of a linear equation.

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How do you interpret the slope in a linear equation?

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The slope indicates the rate of change of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable.

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What is the formula for factoring a perfect square trinomial?

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What does it mean if two variables have a zero correlation?

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A zero correlation means that there is no relationship between the changes in the two variables.

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