Question

Which of the following events are correlated but do not necessarily have a causal relationship? A. A dog snarls and barks at a baby, who immediately starts crying. B. A student stays up late doing homework, and he is very tired the next morning. C. A rope climber lets go of her rope, so she quickly falls to the ground. D. A teacher drops a box of chalk, and her chalkboard cracks a few minutes later.

Answer 1

The best option from the list would be "D. A teacher drops a box of chalk, and her chalkboard cracks a few minutes later," since the first event did not cause the second event.