Association and Causation

Sam's mom claims the number of hours spent playing video games bring down his grades so he should stop playing video games. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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A survey showed that sleeping with a night light was positively associated with nearsightedness. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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A study showed a positive relationship between students owning a cell phone and driving a car to school. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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A study showed a positive relationship to the sound level of listening to music and hearing loss. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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The newspaper was reporting on shark attacks this summer. They also reported on the level of ice cream sales. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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Ashley was researching tuition costs for college and noticed the cost has increased over the last ten years. As she was researching, she noticed that there has also been an increase in the number of electric cars sold. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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There is a strong correlation between spending money on swim suits and spending money on air conditioning. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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The number of firemen increases as the size of the fire increases. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

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