Correlation and Causation

A measure of who things are related to each other is known as a

• variable
• correlation
• qualitative variable
• causation

A condition or piece of data of data in an experiment that is controlled or INFLUENCED BY AN OUTSIDE FACTOR is known as a 

• independent variable
• quantitative variable
• dependent variable
• qualitative variable

According the concept of _____________, events occur in predictable, nonrandom ways. One event leads to another.

• correlations
• dependent variables
• causation
• sociology

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

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

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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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