SOLUTION: Explain what is wrong with the following statement: "We have concluded that there is a high correlation between the gender of drivers and the rates of automobile accidents."
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Question 1103863: Explain what is wrong with the following statement: "We have concluded that there is a high correlation between the gender of drivers and the rates of automobile accidents." Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The major difficulty with all correlations is that there are many models consistent with any correlation: the correlation between two variables may be caused by a third, fourth, or dozens of variables other than the two being compared. Thus we are left with countless alternative models in addition to the obvious ones.
