Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisEasyAssociation is not causation
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
In a town, both ice cream sales and the number of sunburn cases rise during the summer. Which of the following statements is best supported by this information?
- A. Ice cream sales and sunburn cases are associated, but neither necessarily causes the other.Correct
- B. Eating ice cream causes sunburn.
- C. Getting sunburnt makes people buy ice cream.
- D. The data must be wrong.
Answer: A. Ice cream sales and sunburn cases are associated, but neither necessarily causes the other.
Both rise with summer sunshine; the association does not show causation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Eating ice cream causes sunburn.
- No cause is shown.
- C. Getting sunburnt makes people buy ice cream.
- No cause is shown.
- D. The data must be wrong.
- The pattern is plausible and needs no error to explain it.
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