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: '''Causation''' is a '''cause and effect''' relationship in which one [[variable]] '''causes''' another.
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: [[Causation]] may be seen on a [[Scatter Graph|scatter graph]] in which two [[variable]]s vary together. However, [[correlation]] does not always indicate [[causation]] as the common change of two [[variable]]s may be a coincidence.

Revision as of 08:28, 22 March 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Causation is when one event is responsible for another.

About Causation

Causation is a cause and effect relationship in which one variable causes another.
Causation may be seen on a scatter graph in which two variables vary together. However, correlation does not always indicate causation as the common change of two variables may be a coincidence.