Nandivada, Vedanth
(2023)
Common Errors in Interpretation of Correlation, Causation, and Association in Research.
At Right Angles.
pp. 13-18.
ISSN 2582-1873
Abstract
During research and data analysis, several questions arise regarding the relationships between variables. For example: In what way are the two variables related? Are they dependent on each other? Is there a cause-and-effect relationship? It is easy to misinterpret the relationships between variables from an experiment (Bewick et al., 2003). For example, consider the terms correlation, causation and association; they refer to the nature of relationships between variables. While correlation between two variables can imply association, it may not always lead to a causal effect of an independent variable on the dependent variable.
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