Correlation Vs. Causation

Temperature and number of people wearing jackets

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

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Which graph represents data that has a correlation coefficient close to -1?

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r=0.3

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

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Determine if the statement is correlation or causation: If I get a good grade on my test, the number of friends I have in class increases.

• Correlation

• Causation

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

• Causation
• Correlation without causation

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Which of the following statements shows a causal relationship and not just a correlated one? 

• An individual's decision to work in construction and his diagnosis of skin cancer. 
• A decrease in temperature and the increase in attendance at an ice skating rink. 
• As a child's weight increases so does her vocabulary. 
• The number of minutes spent exercising and the amount of calories burned. 

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Which of the following statements shows a relationship that is correlated but not causal?

• The amount of rainfall received and level of water in the lake.
• The number of lights left on each day and the amount of the electric bill. 
• The increase of warm, sunny days and the number of ice cream vendors visible. 
• The number of hours worked and how much money is made.

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When the student population of school increases, the number of teachers increases

• Causation

• Correlation

• Neither

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