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Correlation vs. Causation

Last updated over 3 years ago

5 questions

Instructions:
Pick two seemingly unrelated variables (or two variables over time) and show how strongly they correlate. You can use desmos or Google Sheets.
If using Google Sheets you can find the r value using the function correl=(dependent column,independent column).
Here is a link to some data by state that Ms. Entrekin compiled. Feel free to use this data in your project.

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What two variables are you comparing? Include links for the data you found.

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If you are using desmos, graph it here.

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If you are using Google Sheets please paste a link to your data here:

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What is their correlation coefficient (r)?

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What is a possible explanation for this correlation?