Correlation vs Causation

Correlation or Causation?

The inches of snowfall and the number of heart attacks

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation?

The number of times you come to tutoring and your test scores improving

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation?

When it rains several inches, the water level of a lake increases

• Correlation

• Causation

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.

Correlation or Causation? The number of ice cream sales and the number of drowning incidents

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation? The amount of time spent studying and the improvement in exam scores

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation? The number of fire trucks at a fire and the amount of damage caused by the fire

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation? The number of hours spent exercising and the level of physical fitness

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation? The number of people wearing sunglasses and the temperature outside

• Correlation

• Causation

Correlation or Causation? The amount of rainfall and the growth of plants

• Correlation

• Causation