Give several examples of positive or negative correlations between two variables that reflect a causative relationship between the variables. Give several other examples that do not reflect a causative relationship between the variables.
What will be an ideal response?
positive correlation examples
- the more you study, the higher your grade will be
- as a person's hours at work increase, the more their paycheck will be
negative correlation examples
- as the weather gets colder, the money you spend on air conditioning will decrease
- the more you eat, the less hunger you will have
an example that doesn't reflect a causative relationship between variables
- "the healthier you eat, the less health problems you will have" because a person's health issues could be due to a genetic factor or from an accident, not only because they're eating poorly.
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What will be an ideal response?
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