Question

The harder a gas pedal in a car is pressed, the faster the car’s velocity increases. Which phrase best describes the relationship between how hard the gas pedal is pressed and the acceleration of the car?(1 point)
Responses

There is a negative correlation but no causation.
There is a negative correlation but no causation.

There is both a negative correlation and causation.
There is both a negative correlation and causation.

There is both a positive correlation and causation.
There is both a positive correlation and causation.

There is a positive correlation but no causation.
There is a positive correlation but no causation.

Answer 1

There is both a positive correlation and causation.

Pressing the gas pedal harder causes the engine to produce more power, which increases the car’s acceleration — and the variables change in the same direction (positive correlation).