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.

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

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

• Rainfall and time spent reading.

• Eating more butter and increased hurricane frequency.

• It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

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.

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

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.

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.

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

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

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

Correlation or Causation: when it rains several inches, the water level of a lake increases?

• Correlation

• Causation