M6: Correlation & Experimentation

Learning Targets

6-1 Explain what it means when we say two things are correlated, and describe positive and negative correlations.

6-2 Discuss why correlations enable prediction but not cause-effect explanation.

6-3 Explain illusory correlations and regression toward the mean.

6-4 Describe the characteristics of experimentation that make it possible to isolate cause and effect.