What Is the Distinction Between Correlation and Causation? Give a Hypothetical

question 15

Essay

What is the distinction between correlation and causation? Give a hypothetical example that might occur in social research to demonstrate each.

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Definitions:

Kidney Damage

Harm caused to the kidneys, vital organs responsible for filtering waste products from the blood, which can lead to reduced function or kidney failure.

Toxic Chemical

A substance that can cause harm to organisms through chemical reactions or other actions on the molecular scale, often dangerous to human health and the environment.

Exposure Levels

The degrees or amount of exposure to a particular substance, condition, or agent that an organism or ecological system experiences.

Toxins

Harmful substances produced by living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria, that can cause disease or damage when absorbed or ingested by others.