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Your lesson for today is to watch two videos then answer the questions below.

Video 1 [+]: Summary of correlation, the r-value, and an intro into causation.

Video 2 [+]: More in depth look at Correlation and Causation.

Select [a]: True or [b]: False for the following statements.

Studies have show that people who eat more fast food are generally more obese than those who do not; therefore, a conclusion is that eating fast food causes obesity
It has been found that cities with more coffee shops have more car accidents; therefore, coffee shops cause poor driving
Association does not imply causation.
Studies have show that obese people tend to eat more fast food; therefore, a conclusion is that obesity causes a person to eat more fast food
When ice cream sales go up, so do crime rates. A reasonable conclusion is that the increase in ice cream sales causes an increase in the crime rate.

False
True

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