Student Solution

-->

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela

1 University

1 Course

1 Subject

Correlation vs. Causation

Correlation vs. Causation

Q We revisit the topic of correlation and causation in this section. Explain the difference between correlation and causation. And discuss when it is appropriate to state that the correlation implies causation? For fun, check out this website on spurious correlations. Spurious Correlations (tylervigen.com)

View Related Questions

Solution Preview

Correlation is the relationship between two variables that when one variable changes, the other variable also changes. Causation also refers to relationship between two variables like correlation but it also implies that one variable causes the change in another variable.