Limitations

What's the result of the lack of experimental manipulation and control within a correlation?

Studies can only tell us how variables are related but not why.

What can't correlations show and what does this lead to?

Cause and effect between variables and therefore we don't know which co-variable is causing the other to change

What else can be the case that's a variable?

Another untested variable is causing the relationship between the 2 co-variables we're interested in which is an intervening variable.

What's the problem with an intervening variable known as?

The 3rd variable problem.

What do the issues with correlations cause?

Correlations can occasionally be misused or misinterpreted.

How does the media cause a problem?

Relationships between variables are sometimes presented as casual facts when in reality they may not be