There Is a Strong, Positive Correlation Between Ice Cream Sales

question 71

Essay

There is a strong, positive correlation between ice cream sales and murder rates. Explain why.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that represents the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon in which a person's condition improves because they believe they are receiving treatment, even though the treatment has no therapeutic value.

Participant Bias

A type of bias that occurs when participants in a study act or respond differently because they know they are being observed.

Double-Blind Experiments

Double-Blind Experiments are studies where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who has been administered the treatment or the placebo, reducing biases.