Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078136334
ISBN 13: 978-0-07813-633-7

Chapter 10 - Correlation and Regression - 10-1 Scatter Plots and Correlation - Exercises 10-1 - Page 564: 10

Answer

No, because there can be lurking variables that give the illusion of correlation or a lack of causation (a coincidental relationship).

Work Step by Step

No, because there can be lurking variables that give the illusion of correlation or a lack of causation (a coincidental relationship).
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