Question

In your own words, describe the difference between correlation and causation. Give an example (not given in the content) of two variables that might be positively or negatively correlated.

Answer 1

The difference between causation and correlation is that, Causation is characterized by cause-and-effect while correlation establishes a probable relationship.

What is the difference between Causation and correlation?

While Causation is characterized by a situation in which an action certainly causes an outcome and hence, is described as a cause-and-effect relationship, Correlation on the other hand only establishes a relationship between the two events and doesn't necessarily ascertain the occurrence of the other event .

An example of two variables which may be correlated is; the height and weight of an individual in which case it is generally perceived that taller people are heavier.

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