Question

Arah described the following situation:

When more apples grew in the backyard, the pet cat stayed indoors for a longer time.

Which of the following best describes the situation?

This is an example of correlation but not causation.
This is an example of causation but not correlation.
This is an example of both correlation and causation.
This is an example of neither correlation nor causation.

Answer 1

This is an example of correlation and not causation.

Answer 2

This is most likely an example of correlation rather than causation. It may seem like the cat is staying indoors because of the rise of apples growing in the backyard, but it cannot be proven that one directly causes the other.