Correlation Causation

Correlation or Causation?

The inches of snowfall and the number of heart attacks

• Correlation

• Causation

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

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation?

The speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation: when ice cream sales increase, incidents of sunburn increase?

• Correlation

• Causation

For the statement below about the graph shown, decide if it implies correlation (the two events are related) or causation (the two events are related and one event caused the other). The rise in arcade revenue corresponds to the increase in computer science doctorates awarded in the U.S.

• Correlation

• Causation

• Application

• Explanation

• Interpretation

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For the statement below about the graph shown, decide if it implies correlation (the two events are related) or causation (the two events are related and one event caused the other). The rise in arcade revenue corresponds to the increase in computer science doctorates awarded in the U.S.

• Correlation

• Causation

• Application

• Explanation

• Interpretation

An individual's decision to work in construction and his diagnosis of skin cancer.

• Correlation

• Causation

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

• Correlation

• Causation