Scatter Plots: Correlation vs. Causation
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- The results from a recent survey are graphed above. It can be seen that the more times a week a person goes out to eat, the less hours they exercise in a week. Is this a correla…
- A grocery store chain did a survey of towns across the country to find percentage of a town that identifies as vegetarian compared to the amount of chicken their stores sell in …
- The number of rentals a boat rental company experiences in a year is plotted above. Is this correlation or causation?
- Graphed above is a worker's salary versus their experience in their field. Is this correlation or causation?
- Dr. Johnson is an advisor at the local university. He decides to track the average number of classes his students take per semester and the number of job offers after graduation…
- Mr. Peterson is tracking his student's performance each quarter so he may be able to improve his class. He notices that the more he offers assignments for bonus points, the high…
- 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?
- The above scatter plot graphs the number exercises per week in relation to the daily commute to work. \\ Is this a case of causation or correlation?
- Above is a plot of the temperature in New York City throughout the year, sorted by the time of year. \\ Is this a case of causation or correlation?
- Above is a scatter plot of a the age a group of students began college, and their expected, or past, graduation date. \\ Is this a case of causation or correlation?
- Which of the following situations are most clearly examples of causation? Check all that apply.
- Which situations would NOT be labeled as causation? Check all that apply.
- Check all situations that are examples of causation.
- Check all situations that are NOT cases of causation.
- Dr. Nelson is a counselor at a local university and interviewed undergraduate college students, ranging from freshman to seniors, about their social habits at the end of the sch…
- Above is a scatter plot of online ratings of a new smartphone. Users from ages 202020 to 555555 gave the device a rating on a 555-star scale. \\ Is this a case of causation or c…
- The local tailor collected data on his customer's height and waist sizes. He notices as the man's height increases, the waist size also increases. \\ Is this a case of causation…
- Above is a scatter plot of the monthly food expenses of an urban neighborhood. The monthly food expenses (dollars) are sorted by number of people in the household. \\ Is this a …
- Victoria is a pianist. She notices that the more difficult the songs are, the more she must practice to play them correctly. Is this a case of causation or correlation?
- The more time Joseph spends in Jamaica, the more his American friends recognize his accent. \\ Is this a case of causation or correlation?
- For 202020 straight days the local jazz quartet held outdoor concerts at a park in the middle of the city. Displayed is a graph of the number of ticket sales versus the number o…
- Which of the following would show a correlation? Check all that apply.
- Select the following examples of correlation, but not causation.
- Graphed above is the average test score based on the number of hours studied. Is this correlation or causation?
- Charlotte, a math major, found she could solve a Rubik's cube in 202020 seconds. Her sister Opal, an English major, solved it in two minutes. Charlotte surmised that having more…
- Suppose we have an independent variable IVIVIV, a dependent variable DVDVDV, and a confounding variable CVCVCV. Assuming we see a correlation within the scatter plot of DVDVDV a…
- Which of the following scatter plots indicates the highest correlation?