Correlation and dependence

Due to isolated incidents such as the Columbine or Sandy Hook shooting, some speculate that there is a correlation between playing video games and committing a heinous act against innocent people. This type of logic is simply unfounded, as any good statistician will point out. In fact, a 2004 report by the Secret Service into the causes of school attacks found…

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Correlation isn't Causation To begin let us define correlation and causation. The correlation- Causation fallacy is the error of assuming that because one thing is associated with another, it must cause the other. The reason why its so important for people to understand the difference is because just because two things are a related to one another ( Correlation ) doesn't mean that one thing influence the outcome of the other( Causation ). For example, kids who get an allowance are more…

the scores of the 15 items. The scores could range from a low of 15 to a maximum of 75. Upon analyzing the result, the Spearman rank-order correlation test shows that there was a significant positive relationship between the participants’ global competence score and the language learning motivation score. For the four categories of motivation, the correlation for integrativeness was 0.302, for Instrumental orientation was 0.312, for attitudes and beliefs was 0.260, and for parental encouragement…

are we doing wrong? In “Who’s Raising Baby?” by Anne R. Pierce this topic is discussed. Though there are some interesting arguments included in this article there are many weaknesses involved in this paper including lack of data, suggestion that correlation does equal causation, and emotional reasoning. “Who’s Raising Baby” is not a sufficient article due to poor research methods. Summary In “Who’s Raising Baby?” by Anne R. Pierce the author argues that in today’s society there is lack of…

second. Another interesting fact is that it is common in covariations for it to be unclear which event causes the other. In some of these cases, the events change places or are both the cause and effect of each other as in the case of the positive correlation between income and stock…

questions such as does a relationship exist and if it does, how strong is that relationship? Correlation doesn 't specifically look for causes and effects (Kovera,2010). It focuses only on whether there is a correlation between the x factors, y factors, and how strong that relationship is to the y variable output in your business process (Kovera,2010). In a scatter diagram that indicates a positive correlation of x and y variables, the data points fall to either side of a best-fit line that…

Minorities with low incomes are more likely to commit crime relative to those with higher incomes. The independent variable is low income. The dependent variable is crimes. The units of analysis are minorities. Minorities in low income conditions fall into the life of crime. For many different reasons, which may leave them with no other option than to commit a crime. They may feel the need to commit a crime to survive or to act in a way of bitterness toward others, who may have more…

my analysis of a journal entry of scientific advancement. The reason I chose this particular quote is because it is very fitting for how some scientific discoveries come to be, especially when statistics are involved. Statistics have allowed for correlations to be made and for scientists and doctors to find causes to some effects. This is particularly true when it comes to the article I have decided to analyze. The article in question being is titled, Could a Few Extra Pounds Help You Live…

can’t be generalized as a cause of violence in juveniles until a controlled experimental research is conducted to prove a cause and effect relationship between both aspects. Otherwise, the link between real-life and screened violence remains as a correlation that may…