Paper 2 · Statistics
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Statistics 6 – Correlation versus causality
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- Explain why a high correlation coefficient does not prove causation
- Spot a confounding third variable that drives two correlated quantities
- Write the three-part exam answer: correlation, not causation, plausible confounder
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