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.

Question

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

Answer 1

not a chance.

Think about it -- you lose your baby teeth as you get older...

Answer 2

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?

Answer 3

I'd have to see a lot more hard scientific evidence before I'd believe that.

Answer 4

We just want the answer women

Answer 5

What is the answer?

Answer 6

The answer is "There is a correlation here, but there is not a direct causal relationship between losing baby teeth and arithmetic skills."