Correlation and Causation

Which example shows CAUSATION?

• High social media usage and reduced grades.
• Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.
• Recess time and classroom behavior in elementary school

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Which example shows CORRELATION?

• I ate a hananero pepper and my mouth feels like it is on fire.
• Music lessons and brain development.
• I stepped on a spider and it died.

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Which example shows CAUSATION?

• Stress level and desire for chocolate.
• Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.
• It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

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Which example shows CORRELATION?

• 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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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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Which example shows CAUSATION?

• High social media usage and reduced grades.
• Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.
• Recess time and classroom behavior in elementary school

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Which example shows CORRELATION?

• I ate a hananero pepper and my mouth feels like it is on fire.
• Music lessons and brain development.
• I stepped on a spider and it died.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Which example shows CORRELATION?

• 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.C.8

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What kind of correlation?

• Positive
• Negative
• No

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What kind of correlation?

• Positive
• Negative
• No

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