Causation & Defining Variables

Does correlation imply causation?

• NO!

• yes :)

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Define causation:

• When one variable causes another to change indirectly

• When one variable causes another to change directly

• the relationship between a set of data

• something that is unknown

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What does the "O" in RODY stand for?

• octogon

• origin

• output

• ouside

An investigation was done to see if keeping the lights on for different amount of time each day affected the number of eggs the chicken lay.

What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

• The number of eggs the chicken will lay

• the amount of time the lights are on

• The number of eggs you can eat in a day

• the brightness of the lights

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Spending time with animals reduces stress.

Independent variable: ______________

• stress level

• the amount of time spent with animals

• the number of animals you own

• how much money you make

The increase of warm weather and the number of days a week I wear sandals.

• causation

• correlation

• dependent

• independent

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the relationship between a set of data

• correlation or association

• causation

• defining variables

• a lunch date

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x values are

• independent

• dependent

• a secret treasure

• the output

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y values are

• dependent

• independent

• x values

• inputs

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Dependent variables depend on the

• output

• input

• special of the day

• y-value

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