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Which situation is most likely to show correlation but not causation?
a) The number of pets owned and the age of the owner.
b) The number of times a person drives to work and the amount they spend on gasoline.
c) The number of members on a soccer team and the number of uniforms purchased.
d) The number of seeds planted in a garden and the number of plants growing.

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Answer:

a)

Step-by-step explanation:

Which situation is most likely to show correlation but NOT causation?

a) The number of pets owned and the age of the owner.

-Did the number of pets owned caused the owners age?

NO ...so Not causation

b) The number of times a person drives to work and the amount they spend on gasoline.

-Did the numbers of trips to work caused the money to be spent on gasoline? Yes....so Yes causation

c) The number of members on a soccer team and the number of uniforms purchased.

Did the number of members caused the number of uniform to be purchased ? Yes ...so Yes causation

d) The number of seeds planted in a garden and the number of plants growing.

Did the number of seeds planted caused the numbers of plants growing?

Yes ...so Yes causation

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