Correlation and Causation Are Often Confused by Students

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Essay

Correlation and causation are often confused by students. First, define the two concepts: correlation and causation. Second, describe the use of correlation and causation in theory development and testing. Why are they important, what do they tell us about explanations of crime?

Grasp the relationship between genetic traits and susceptibility or resistance to diseases.

Recognize the role of culture in genetic adaptation and evolution.

Describe the process and importance of explicit instruction in cultural transmission.

Differentiate between material and symbolic cultural tools.

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Refers to a theoretical distribution whose random variable values are symmetrically distributed around the mean, having a specific bell-shaped curve.

Sample Sizes

The number of observations or individuals included in a sample from a population, which impacts the reliability and validity of statistical estimates.

Treatments

In experimental design, treatments refer to different conditions or interventions applied to study subjects to observe possible changes in response variables.

ANOVA Table

A table used to display the sources of variance in a dataset and the results of an Analysis of Variance test.