
Coastal Issues - Causation vs Correlation
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9th - 12th Grade
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Jessica Graustein
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6 Slides • 14 Questions
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Causation vs. Correlation
Marine Science
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Dropdown
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Multiple Select
Which two variables are being compared on the video's graph?
rate of ice cream melting
number of ice creams sold
number of sunburns
rate of getting a sunburn
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Multiple Choice
What statistical relationship is shown in the graph between # of ice creams sold and # of sunburns?
positive correlation
negative correlation
no correlation
causation
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Dropdown
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Dropdown
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Dropdown
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are elements of an experiment?
constants & variables
control treatment OR control group
experimental treatment OR experimental group
replication
factoring out statistical "noise"
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Dropdown
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Match
Match the following animation items with watershed vocabulary.
concrete
aquifer
surface soil
wells
impermeable
ground water
permeable
ground water outflow
impermeable
ground water
permeable
ground water outflow
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Dropdown
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Multiple Select
How do we know that # of wells isn't just correlated with Jakarta's sinking?
How do we know that well-pumping is a cause of Jakarta's sinking?
Vox says so
Jakarta is like a control group (little piped water)
Tokyo is like an experimental group (lots of piped water)
Shanghai, Bangkok, and Taipei are like replications
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Dropdown
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Open Ended
What would be a better way to deal with the floods that result from Jakarta's land sinking?
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Poll
For the coastal effects of human development, we should spend our time, energy, and money on:
addressing the causes of the effects
addressing variables that correlate with the effects
lobbying governments to fix the effects
other things ... just move inland and ignore the effects
Causation vs. Correlation
Marine Science
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