Question

does the correlation in the situation illustrate causation?
the more pairs of pants a person owns, the more hours of sleep they get each night.
a) no, sleeping more likely does not cause someone to have more pairs of pants.
b) no, having more pairs of pants likely does not cause someone to sleep more.
c) yes, sleeping more likely causes someone to have more pairs of pants.
d) yes, having more pairs of pants likely causes someone to sleep more.

Explanation:

Causation means one variable directly causes another. Here, having more pairs of pants is unlikely to directly cause more sleep. Just because two variables (number of pants pairs and sleep hours) are correlated (more of one with more of the other) doesn't mean there's causation.

Answer:

B. No, having more pairs of pants likely does not cause someone to sleep more.