SOLUTION: Suppose a positive linear correlation is found between two quantities. Does this mean that one of the quantities increasing causes the other to increase? If not, what does it mean?

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose a positive linear correlation is found between two quantities. Does this mean that one of the quantities increasing causes the other to increase? If not, what does it mean?
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"Cause" is the wrong word to use. Correlation is not causation.
As one quantity increases the other increases but the one does not
cause the other to increase.
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Cheers,
Stan H.