CAUSATION vs CORRELATION

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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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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

• Stress level of students and desire for chocolate

• I left a can of soda in the freezer and it exploded

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• Being happy and being a better student.

• An insect ate poison and it died.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• 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.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• eating a lot of candy at once and a stomach ache

• The number of soccer balls a team owns affects the number of games the team wins during the soccer season.

• Wind speed increases and the sail boat moves faster

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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

• When there is more protein in an athlete's diet, the athlete scores more points in a game.

• It started raining so the baseball game got delayed

• The amount of time a cell phone is used affects the charge of its battery.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Describe the relationship between the variables.

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

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Estimate the correlation coefficient

• r= -0.9

• r= 0.9

• r=-0.5

• r=0.5

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8