Find an example of an article that that relates two variables. Is the article stating that the two variables are correlated or that they have a causal relationship? Does the article confuse correlation and causation? Discuss other variables that could contribute to the relationship between the variables.
The most common abuse of correlation in studies is to confuse the concepts of correlation with those of causation. Examples: No correlation: Height of a student and good grades The height of a student has no relationship to good grades. A correlation but not causation: Good SAT scores and good grades Many times, you will […]