Question

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Sarah described the following situation:

When more apples grew in the backyard, the pet cat stayed indoors for a longer time.

Which of the following best describes the situation?

This is an example of correlation but not causation.

This is an example of causation but not correlation.

This is an example of both correlation and causation.

This is an example of neither correlation nor causation.

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

@hartnn

Answer 3

observations like these tell us that there is a relationship between two events

Answer 4

when a relation exists between two events, we say there is a correlation between the events

Answer 5

correlation does not imply dependence/causation

Answer 6

so the situation infers just the correlation, but not causation

Answer 7

THANKS YOU!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

sorry it took me so long to respond, i had to walk away from my computer :)