What Is Life? 2nd Edition by Jay Phelan

Exercise 9

What is the meaning of the statement "Correlation does not imply causation"?
A) Just because two variables vary in a similar pattern does not mean that changing one variable causes a change in the other.
B) It is not possible to demonstrate a correlation between two variables.
C) When a change in one variable causes a change in another variable, the two variables are not necessarily related to each other in any way.
D) It is not possible to prove the cause of any naturally occurring phenomenon.
E) Just because two variables vary in a similar pattern does not mean that they have any relationship to each other. Short-Answer Questions