Question
Which statement best describes the phrase "correlation does not imply causation"?
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1 point
If two variables are correlated, one must cause the other.
If two variables are correlated, they are always unrelated.
Correlation means the variables will always have the same values.
Even if two variables are correlated, other factors may be responsible for their relationship.
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1 point
If two variables are correlated, one must cause the other.
If two variables are correlated, they are always unrelated.
Correlation means the variables will always have the same values.
Even if two variables are correlated, other factors may be responsible for their relationship.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the phrase "correlation does not imply causation" is:
**Even if two variables are correlated, other factors may be responsible for their relationship.**
This means that just because two variables appear to be related does not mean that one causes the other; there could be other underlying factors or variables affecting the relationship.
**Even if two variables are correlated, other factors may be responsible for their relationship.**
This means that just because two variables appear to be related does not mean that one causes the other; there could be other underlying factors or variables affecting the relationship.