If Rain Dancing Is Associated with Rain, Does That Necessarily

question 197

Multiple Choice

If rain dancing is associated with rain, does that necessarily mean rain dancing causes rain?

• A)No. This is an example of a failure to properly employ the ceteris paribus assumption.
• B)If it rains after individuals have engaged in rain dancing then there is certainly causation at work.
• C)No. This is an example of the fallacy of composition.
• D)No. Two variables may be correlated without one necessarily causing the other.
• E)No. This is an example of a failure to understand the difference between positive and normative economic analysis.

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