What is the main point of the ice cream and drowning example introduced in the lesson?

Causation and Correlation Concepts

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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ice cream consumption directly causes drowning.
Drowning incidents lead to increased ice cream sales.
Both ice cream consumption and drowning are influenced by a third factor.
There is no relationship between ice cream consumption and drowning.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a strong correlation?
Two variables are loosely connected.
Two variables show a clear linear pattern.
Two variables have no relationship.
Two variables are inversely related.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a weak correlation indicate about the relationship between two variables?
The variables are strongly related.
The variables have no relationship.
The variables are loosely related.
The variables are inversely related.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a causal relationship?
Ice cream consumption and drowning.
Time spent studying and test grades.
Shoe size and reading level.
Windmill speed and tree falls.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does correlation not imply causation?
Because correlation is a type of causation.
Because causation is always stronger than correlation.
Because there might be a third factor influencing both variables.
Because correlation is always weak.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the ice cream and drowning example, what is the common cause for both variables?
The time of day.
The number of swimmers.
The temperature or heat.
Ice cream itself.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common causal relationship?
A direct cause-and-effect relationship between two variables.
A relationship where two variables are influenced by a third factor.
A relationship where one variable causes the other to decrease.
A relationship where two variables are unrelated.
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