UNIT 2: UNDERSTANDING CORRELATIONS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • What is a correlation?
  • How does a correlational relationship differ from a causal relationship?
  • Could there be multiple possible relationships between two variables?
  • How can different relationships between variables be represented visually?
  • Why is it challenging to notice multiple possible relationships between variables described in media articles?
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/praxis-math/praxis-math-lessons/gtp–praxis-math–lessons–statistics-and-probability/a/gtp–praxis-math–article–correlation-and-causation–lesson

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/xa88397b6:scatterplots/estimating-trend-lines/v/correlation-and-causality

https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/correlation-vs-causation/

Correlation Does Not Imply Causation: 5 Real-World Examples