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a childrens shoe designer conducts research on how a childs age affects his or her shoe size. based on a graph of the data collected,
the designer found there to be a relationship between a childs age and his or her shoe size.
which of the following is a valid statement for the situation?
a childs shoe size is correlated to, but not caused by, the childs age.
there is no correlation between a childs age and his or her shoe size.
no conclusion can be drawn about the correlation or causation of the change in a childs shoe size and the change in a
childs age.
the age of a child is a cause of the shoe size of the child.

Explanation:

Correlation means there is a relationship between two variables. Causation means one variable causes the other. Just because a child's age and shoe size are related (correlated) doesn't mean age causes shoe size. There could be other factors like growth spurts, nutrition etc. that are related to both age and shoe size.

Answer:

A. A child's shoe size is correlated to, but not caused by, the child's age.