Question
Children who have lost some baby teeth have better arithmetic skills than children who have not lost any baby teeth. In fact, the more baby teeth a child has lost, the better his/her arithmetic skills tend to be.
Which of the following statements is most likely true?
There is a correlation here, and improving arithmetic skills causes the loss of baby teeth.
There is a correlation here, but there is not a direct causal relationship between losing baby teeth and arithmetic skills.
There is no correlation between arithmetic skills and losing baby teeth.
There is a correlation here, and losing baby teeth causes arithmetic skills to improve.
I think it is the last one
Which of the following statements is most likely true?
There is a correlation here, and improving arithmetic skills causes the loss of baby teeth.
There is a correlation here, but there is not a direct causal relationship between losing baby teeth and arithmetic skills.
There is no correlation between arithmetic skills and losing baby teeth.
There is a correlation here, and losing baby teeth causes arithmetic skills to improve.
I think it is the last one
Answers
oobleck
not a chance.
Think about it -- you lose your baby teeth as you get older...
Think about it -- you lose your baby teeth as you get older...
dianni
The older you get the more you learn. I get that it doesn't really relate but it kinda makes sense. Is it the second one?
Ms. Sue
I'd have to see a lot more hard scientific evidence before I'd believe that.
I don’t know
We just want the answer women
Dababycar
What is the answer?
Izanagi
The answer is "There is a correlation here, but there is not a direct causal relationship between losing baby teeth and arithmetic skills."