Simply Because There Is an Association Between Two Variables Does

question 43

Multiple Choice

Simply because there is an association between two variables does not mean that one caused the other to do something is an example of the adage ______.

• A) causation does not prove correlation
• B) correlation does not prove causation
• C) correlation does not prove nonspuriousness
• D) causation proves correlation

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