Question

If two events are correlated, what must be true? (1 point)

O Both events have the same result.
O Both events have the same cause.
O The events tend to happen together.
O One event caused the other.

Answer 1

Both events have the same cause.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation in statistics refers to the measure of the relationship between two variables. Simply put, two variables are said to be correlated if a mutual relationship exists between them. This means that if two events correlates, a relationship in which, both events have the same cause, exists between them.

Correlation can be positive or negative depending on whether the increase of one event causes the other to increase (positive) i.e. they both move in a similar direction or the increase of one event causes the declination of the other (negative) i.e. they move in opposite directions.