Question

3 multiple choice 1 point which of these correlations represents causation? people who own luxury cars tend to have higher incomes. the number of police officers in a city is positively correlated with the number of arrests made. as coffee sales increase, the number of people who report feeling tired at work decreases. the more a person exercises, the more calories they burn.

Explanation:

• Option 1: Owning a luxury car and having a higher income are correlated, but having a higher income doesn't necessarily cause one to own a luxury car (could be other factors like debt for luxury car).
• Option 2: More police officers and more arrests are correlated. But more police officers are deployed likely because there is more crime (which causes arrests), not that police officers cause arrests (arrests are due to criminal activity).
• Option 3: Coffee sales increasing and fewer people feeling tired at work are correlated. But it's not that coffee sales cause people to not feel tired (could be other factors like people buying coffee because they are tired).
• Option 4: Exercising is a direct cause of burning calories. The more one exercises (input), the more calories are burned (output) as per the biological process of energy expenditure during physical activity.

Answer:

The more a person exercises, the more calories they burn.