Correlation and Causation

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

• High social media usage and reduced grades.

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

• Recess time and number of friends.

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

• Rainfall and time spent reading.

• Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.

• It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

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

• It rained and the ground is wet.

• Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.

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Describe the relationship between the variables.

• no correlation
• strong positive correlation
• strong negative correlation
• weak positive correlation

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Describe the relationship between the variables.

• Weak positive correlation
• Weak negative correlation
• Strong positive correlation
• Strong negative correlation

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Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative
• Strong Positive
• Weak Negative
• Weak Positive

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Which sentence describes the relationship shown on this scatterplot?

• As the temperature decreases, the visitors increase. 
• As the temperature increases, the number of visitors increases. 
• As the visitors increase, the temperature decreases. 
• No correlation

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A correlation shows that two things are

• related
• causing each other
• unrelated

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

• Correlation
• Causation

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The miles you drive and the amount of fuel you use

• Correlation

• Causation

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