Question

Some people who eat bananas are more likely to develop diabetes. But, it does not necessarily mean that bananas cause diabetes. We must always be cautious because __________ does not equal __________.

Question 3 options:

causation; correlation


experimentation; correlation


experimentation; causation


correlation; causation

Answer 1

correlation; causation

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation and causation are related but not the same.

Correlation

Correlation is how related two things are. A strong correlation means that two or more things share a strong relationship. 2 things that have a strong correlation are height and weight. As one increases, so does the other. This is known as a strong positive correlation. Overall, correlation can be used to describe the pattern between 2 or more data points.

Causation vs. Correlation

Causation occurs when one event causes the other—for example, the UV index and sunburns. The increase in the UV index causes people to get more sunburns. This is more than correlation because one event is actively causing the other as opposed to simply being related. Bananas do not cause diabetes, so there is no causation. However, there is still some correlation. It is important to remember that correlation does not equal causation.