Under What Conditions Can a Correlation Coefficient Indicate Causation

question 10

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions can a correlation coefficient indicate causation?

• A) if a t-test is run to test the significance of the correlation
• B) if a coefficient of determination is calculated
• C) if an experiment is used to manipulate the IV
• D) A correlation can never indicate causation.

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