Question

The following pairs of variables are all strongly correlated (positively or negatively, as indicated), but for only some of them is there a cause-and-effect relationship between the variables. Which of the pairs has a cause-and-effect relationship?
A. The heights of women's hemlines and the Dow-Jones Industrial Average (+)
B. Among US adult males, weight and the frequency of heart attacks (+)
C. Home heating bills and the price of take-out food (+)
D. The weight of an automobile and its gas mileage (-)
E. In US cities in one year, number of sunny days and per capita income

Answer 1

Is it B and D?

Answer 2

im guessing e

Answer 3

why so? @caitlynmcdaniel

Answer 4

@amistre64 Can you help?

Answer 5

@nathan917 ?

Answer 6

the only one that makes sense is The weight of an automobile and its gas mileage (-)

Answer 7

@amistre64 @.Sam.

Answer 8

Is this chemistry?

Answer 9

It's on my math test but I never learned it in math soo..

Answer 10

idk then