Correlation vs. Causation

A correlation shows that two things are

• related
• causing each other
• unrelated

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This implies that one variable has a direct affect on the other variable.

• Correlation
• Causation

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Which example shows CAUSATION?

• High social media usage and reduced grades.
• Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.
• Recess time and classroom behavior in elementary school

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Which example shows CORRELATION?

• I ate a hananero pepper and my mouth feels like it is on fire.
• Music lessons and brain development.
• I stepped on a spider and it died.

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Which example shows CAUSATION?

• Stress level and desire for chocolate.
• Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.
• It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

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Which example shows CORRELATION?

• I put water in the freezer and now I have ice.
• The alarm clock went off and I woke up.
• Temperature and the amount of people at the beach.

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Which example shows CAUSATION?

• Being happy and being a better student.
• An insect ate poison and it died.

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Which example shows a CORRELATION?

• It rained and the ground is wet.
• Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.

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To graphically represent a correlation between two variables construct a ___.

• box & whisker diagram
• histogram
• normal curve
• scatterplot

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What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions
• To make the graph look pretty
• To connect the points

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