Question

Analyze the following statement.

Brandon puts his water in the refrigerator so it will stay cold.

Is the statement an example of correlation or causation?

Correlation because there aren't enough observable trials

Causation because a refrigerator keeps things cold

No relationship because water temperature is independent of whether or not it is in a refrigerator

There is not enough information to make a conclusion

Answer 1

Answer: causation because a refrigerator keeps things cold.

Causation relation means that one thing causes the other happen. This is obviously the case, the regrigeration causes the water stay cold.

Answer 2

The answer would be option B "causation because a refrigerator keeps things cold." Causation is the capacity of one variable to influence another, so since how the refrigerator is a variable and causation only includes one variable unlike correlation that involves two which would mean the refrigerator is a causation because of how it keeps thing cold.

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