Stats - Association vs. Causation - 2
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association
values of one correspond to the other
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causation
Changing one variable causes a change in another.
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Why does “association ≠ causation”?
Because a third (confounding) variable may explain the relationship
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confounding variable
A variable related to both the explanatory and response variables that offers an alternate explanation for an association.
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