Discussion S

Background

As we research and analyze data, we look to see if there is a correlation between 2 variables. For example, you find a correlation between the number of hours you watch TV and your GPA. The more you watch TV the lower your GPA that term. In this case watching TV did not cause your GPA to do down. (The underlying cause may be that you did not spend as much time on your studies!)

Prompt

Discuss an example of Causation vs Correlation in your career field. Watch the following video for more information related to Causation vs Correlation.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/regression/regression-correlation/v/correlation-and-causality

References

Correlation and causality (n.d.). Khan Academy. Retrieved 13 April 2016 from

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/regression/regression-correlation/v/correlation-and-causality

You will be writing three or more discussion posts per week. Your main post must be two to three substantive paragraphs (200+ total words) and include at least two IWG-formatted citation/reference.