Causation vs Correlation

A correlation shows that two things are

• related
• causing each other
• unrelated

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• correlations
• dependent variables
• causation
• sociology

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• Correlation
• Causation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Which example shows CAUSATION?

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

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Aging of the brain tends to be delayed in people with a college education

• Causation
• correlation without causation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

Car owners tend to live longer than people who do not own a car

• Causation
• Correlation without causation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8