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Scatter Plots: Correlation vs. Causation

By Taylor Evans
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A scatter plot for supermarket profits. It has the number of customers that day vs. profit made that day in dollars. The data has a weak positive correlation.

Above is a scatter plot of a supermarket's profits in relation to the number of customers each day. \\ Is this a case of causation or correlation?

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Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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