Causalidad y Correlación
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Objective
I can analyze data to determine if a relationship is likely causal or merely correlational.
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Practice
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Explain the difference between correlation and causation in your own words.
Describe a situation where two variables might show a strong positive correlation, but one does not cause the other.
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Exit ticket
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“A study shows a strong positive correlation between ice cream sales and the number of mosquito bites in a city. Does this mean that eating ice cream causes more mosquito bites? Explain your reasoning. Data indicates a correlation between the number of police officers in a city and the crime rate. Does this necessarily mean that having more police officers causes a higher crime rate? Explain your reasoning. Research shows a correlation between the number of books in a person's home and their level of education. Does this mean that owning more books causes someone to become more educated? Explain your reasoning.”
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