Quiz about Correlation (Causation)?

Question 1

Remember!

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Got it!

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Gimme those negative points!

Question 2

Remember!

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Got it!

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Gimme those negative points!

Question 3

A correlation shows that two things

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Are Related

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Cause Each Other to Happen

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Are Unrelated

Question 4

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

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Causation

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Correlation

Question 5

Correlation or Causation?

The speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use

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Causation

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Correlation

Question 6

Correlation or Causation?

The inches of snowfall and the number of heart attacks

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Correlation

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Causation

Question 7

Correlation or Causation?

The number of times you come to tutoring and your test scores improving

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Causation

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Correlation

Question 8

Correlation or Causation?

Number of followers on social media and number of posts

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Correlation

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Causation

Question 9

Correlation or Causation?

When it rains several inches, the water level of a lake increases

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Causation

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Correlation

Question 10

Correlation or Causation?

When there is more protein in an athlete's diet, the athlete scores more points in a game

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Correlation

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Causation

Question 11

Correlation or Causation?

The number of cold, snowy days and the amount of hot chocolate sold at a ski resort.

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Correlation

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Causation

Question 12

The situation has correlation. Does it represent causation or just correlation?

The number of cars traveling over a busy holiday weekend and the number of accidents reported.

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Correlation

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Causation

Question 13

Which example shows CAUSATION?

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If you exercise, the calories burned per minute increases.

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Taller people have larger shoe sizes and shorter people have smaller shoe sizes.

Question 14

Which example shows a CORRELATION?

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Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.

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It rained and the ground is wet.

Question 15

Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)

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Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.

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High social media usage and reduced grades.

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Recess time and number of friends.

Question 16

Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)

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It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

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Rainfall and time spent reading.

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Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.

Question 17

Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)

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An insect ate poison and it died.

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Being happy and being a better student.

Question 18

Which example shows CORRELATION? (The events show correlation, but one thing does NOT cause the other thing to happen.)

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Temperature and the amount of people at the beach.

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I put water in the freezer and now I have ice.

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The alarm clock went off and I woke up.

Question 19

Which example shows a CORRELATION? (The events show correlation, but one thing does NOT cause the other thing to happen.)

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Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.

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It rained and the ground is wet.

Question 20

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing. Fossil fuel use is increasing. Knowing just these two facts and NO OTHER INFORMATION, what is this?

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Correlation

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Both

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Causation

Correlation (Causation)?

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