Question

does the correlation in the situation illustrate causation? as the distance a person lives from their job increases, the time it takes for them to get to work increases. a) no, a person living farther from a job likely does not cause their commute to be longer. b) no, a person with a longer commute likely does not cause them to live farther from their job. c) yes, a person living farther from a job likely causes their commute to be longer. d) yes, a person with a longer commute likely causes them to live farther from their job.

Explanation:

Causation means one event directly causes another. Here, living farther (distance from job) directly leads to a longer commute (time to work). Options A and B reverse the logic. Option D has the cause - effect reversed (commute length doesn't cause living distance, living distance causes commute length).

Answer:

C. Yes, a person living farther from a job likely causes their commute to be longer.