Question

the table shows the age in weeks and the weights in ounces of 5 baby monkeys. age (weeks) 2 4 6 8 10 weight (oz) 8 14 23 31 42 choose the correct item in each drop - down menu to complete the sentences. the data shows choose... correlation. the data choose... be used to show causation.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the trend of data

As the age (weeks) increases from 2 to 10, the weight (oz) increases from 8 to 42. When one variable (age) increases, the other variable (weight) also increases. This is a positive - trend. In statistics, when two variables change in the same direction (both increase or both decrease), there is a positive correlation.

Step2: Understand the concept of causation

Correlation does not imply causation. Just because there is a positive correlation between age and weight of baby monkeys (as age increases, weight increases), there could be other factors at play. For example, diet, overall health of the monkey, etc. We cannot say that age directly causes the weight increase just from this correlational data.

Answer:

The first drop - down: positive; The second drop - down: cannot