Difference Between Correlation & Experiments

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What does the researcher do in an experiment?

Controls or manipulates the independent variable in order to measure the effect on the dependent variable.

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What’s possible to infer from an experiment?

The IV caused any observed changes in the DV

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Why is correlation different from an experiment?

There’s no manipulation of 1 variable and therefore it’s not possible to establish cause and effect between 1 co-variable and another.

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Is correlation causation?

Correlation is not causation