Correlation vs Causation Quiz
Can you tell the difference?
What's the Difference?
A correlation describes only a statistical relationship between two variables, while causality describes a fundamental relationship - a true cause-and-effect connection exists.
- Correlation
- Ice cream sales and drowning cases both increase in summer - but ice cream doesn't cause drowning!
- Causality
- Smoking causes lung cancer - there's a direct biological mechanism connecting cause and effect.
Note: Your confidence must be 50-100% since you're choosing one answer. If you were less than 50% confident, you'd choose the other option!
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