Sunday, April 17, 2011

Correlation and Causation

Which one of the six different variations of the causes for the relationship between correlation and causation is false? a. two variables may be correlated because x casues y b. two variables may be correlated because y causes x c. two variables may be correlated because of an implied causation between x and y d. two variables may be correlated because they interact e. two variables may be correlated because of a lurking variable f. two variables may be spuriously related

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  1. c. is false because correlation does not imply causation

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