Which of the Following Statements About the Interpretation of Correlations

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the interpretation of correlations is NOT true?

• A) Just because two variables are correlated doesn't mean that one necessarily caused the other.
• B) There is nothing in correlation analysis that can be used to establish causality.
• C) When you obtain a statistically significant correlation coefficient between two variables, you can safely assume that one variable caused another.
• D) All that analytical procedures can do is measure the nature and degree of association between variables.
• E) Statements of causality must come from underlying knowledge and theories about the phenomena under investigation.

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