Which situation describes a correlation that is most likely a causal relationship?

Responses

Rainfall and time spent reading
Rainfall and time spent reading

the age of a child and the shoe size of the child
the age of a child and the shoe size of the child

the number of miles run and the total calories burned
the number of miles run and the total calories burned

Stress level and desire for chocolate

1 answer

The situation that describes a correlation that is most likely a causal relationship is:

The number of miles run and the total calories burned.

In this case, running a greater number of miles typically leads to a higher total calorie burn, indicating a direct cause-and-effect relationship between the two variables.