Question

Analyze the following statement: Marcus notices that he runs faster in the mornings rather than the evenings. Is the statement an example of correlation or causation?

A. Correlation, because time of day doesn't cause a person to run faster or slower B. Causation, because Marcus has noticed this over several trials
C. No relationship, because time of day has nothing to do with how fast a person runs
D.There is not enough information to make a conclusion

Answer 1

A. Correlation, because time of day doesn't cause a person to run faster or slower

Explanation:

Marcus notices that he runs faster in the mornings rather than the evenings.This is a correlation because it tells us about the relationship of Marcus's running speed with respect to the time of day. The causation is not possible because there is no definite mention for the increase in speed.

Hence, option A is the answer.

Answer 2

The answer is option A "Correlation, because time of day doesn't cause a person to run faster or slower." It's completely logic that the time of day doesn't affect the persons speed it's how fit the person that person is would effect his or her speed. Correlation is two data sets that are close together and are connected on a graph.

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