Question

a news website shows a scatter plot with a positive relationship between the number of vending machines in a school and the average percentage of students who are absent from school each day. the headline reads, \vending machines are causing our youth to miss school!\ 41. what is wrong with this claim? type a response

Explanation:

A positive - relationship in a scatter - plot only shows correlation, not causation. Just because there is a positive correlation between the number of vending machines and student absences does not mean vending machines cause students to miss school. There could be other factors at play, such as a larger school having more vending machines and also more students who might be absent for various reasons.

Answer:

The claim wrongly assumes causation from correlation. Just because there is a positive relationship between the number of vending machines and student absences in a scatter - plot does not mean vending machines are causing students to miss school.