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1.1 Lesson - Correlation vs. Causation
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Mathematics
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hannah Wiley
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Causation means that x makes y happen. For example, the more cash you spend, the less cash you will have. This example has a correlation AND causation.
BUT… Correlation ≠ Causation.
Example: There may be a correlation between the number of glue sticks in a classroom and the number of students in a classroom. However, adding glue sticks to a classroom does not make more students be in the classroom.
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Can eating more tacos CAUSE someone's weight to increase?
Yes; so this is CAUSATION
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Can increased temperature CAUSE more ice cream to be sold?
No; so this is CORRELATION
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Correlation or causation?
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Multiple Choice
Which one of these examples is NOT an example of CAUSATION?
Kryptonite causes Superman to lose all his powers.
Temperatures of less than 32˚F cause water to freeze.
Umbrellas cause rainstorms.
Stepping on the gas pedal causes a car to move faster.
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Multiple Choice
Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)
High social media usage and reduced grades.
Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.
Recess time and number of friends.
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Multiple Choice
Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)
Rainfall and time spent reading.
Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.
It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.
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Multiple Choice
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.
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Multiple Choice
Which example shows a CORRELATION? (The events show correlation, but one thing does NOT cause the other thing to happen.)
It rained and the ground is wet.
Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.
Causation means that x makes y happen. For example, the more cash you spend, the less cash you will have. This example has a correlation AND causation.
BUT… Correlation ≠ Causation.
Example: There may be a correlation between the number of glue sticks in a classroom and the number of students in a classroom. However, adding glue sticks to a classroom does not make more students be in the classroom.
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