Which is most likely a casual relationship?

1. An experiment showed different causes for two patients lung cancer

2. One experiment showed that all cancers can be cured by a new drug.

3. Experimenters show a link between adult-onset diabetes and obesity.

4. Experimenters show statistical data on diabetes drugs.

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Odin Osborn

3 November, 20:52

Which is most likely a casual relationship?

1. An experiment showed different causes for two patients lung cancer

2. One experiment showed that all cancers can be cured by a new drug.

3. Experimenters show a link between adult-onset diabetes and obesity.

4. Experimenters show statistical data on diabetes drugs.

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Fritz · Answer 1

The correct answer is: 3. Experimenters show a link between adult-onset diabetes and obesity.

Relationships between two observed variables can be causal or non-causal. When one of them has a direct influence on the other it is called a causal relationship. On the other hand variables can be related without direct influence one to another and those relationships are non-causal.