I feel that are multiple view points to this question, depending on the subject at hand. I have provided those examples explaining the view of both sides.
According to Emelda (2011) “Causation is an occurrence or action that can cause another while correlation is an action or occurrence that has a direct link to another.
Causation has a cause and effect, is which an action causes a second action to occur. Correlation is the relationship between the two set of actions used to describe information.
Causation can be hard to prove, an example would be hypertension. Over the years there have been many things associated with the cause of hypertension such as the use of table salt, smoking, sleep apnea, alcohol, etc. To use the term causation in this example it would mean that every single person would get hypertension
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What can be said, is that there is a strong correlation between those behaviors and getting hypertension.
Another example why causation is harder to prove; take texting and driving. Texting and driving cannot be proven as the cause of accidents, but a correlation, that puts an individual at an increased risk for an accident.
A correlation is a positive or negative recognizable relationship between two or more variables that might be associated with each other but may or may not be connected, while a causation is a causal relationship between two or more variables that indicate a certain outcome or event. The difference between correlation and causation is that with causation the event or the change in values of the variables can be predicted while in a correlation it may or may not be. A correlation is much harder to prove since the results may or may not be predictable, visible or certain but the possibility still exists that a specific change in value and/or event
Legal causation: When the cause for offense is known, then a review is observed and it is whether the law is involved in the action or not.
Correlation means a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things, and it's different from causation, because that means the effect after an action. For example, in my life the correlation being a parent and their child and the causation could be a child getting an F for not studying. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study is an overall study of the parents and students. They test their skills in academics then do a survey to better understand the thought process of each one and where it came from. The purpose was to see their correlation and causation. If they went hand-in-hand or not, another example, "A child whose parents are highly educated typically does well in school; not much surprise there" (199). What the parent does for their child is more helpful than what a parent is. With the support it all fits in and helps the child in its academic performance. I however, think it can go both ways; a parent can help and be it to be beneficial. It all depends on the child at the time and what its capabilities are, not their
The uncaused cause holds to that which is outside the framework of causation. Most philosophers hold that this first cause cannot be caused for the reason that it is outside causation. Something would need to set forth in motion the ring of causality. If the premise stands, then such a first cause would have to exist necessarily, otherwise it would have been caused. This necessity is one of causal relation, as long as the premise is accepted.
"A correlation is a statistical to determine the tendency or pattern for two (or more) variables or two sets of data to very consistently" (Creswell, (2012). any
Correlation is usually when two things tend to happen together at the same time and causation is something happens because of something else. I think it is harder to prove causation because
What do you think about Ulysses? Is he a hero or a zero? I think Ulysses is a hero because he risked his life to fight and he wanted to get home to his wife the whole time he was away. One rationale why Ulysses is a hero is that he fought bravely in the Trojan War, helping to win the war for the Greeks. He also persisted in his journey to get home to rule his people in Ithaca, despite many roadblocks and dangers.
In this article, the article talks about different types of tapestries that were made in a certain time period. One of which talks about the gothic period and what types of tapestries were made. Three examples of tapestries that were made during this time period are called “Cloth of Saint Gereon”, “Tapestry of the Angels”, the “Tapestry of the Apostle”, and the “Tapestry of Charlemagne Among the Four Philosophers of Antiquity”. The tapestry were made around the twelfth and thirteenth century and displayed Christian art, animals, and 12 disciples.
Research shows that there is a correlation that shows the relationshop between the IQ and the grade point average of students. It was found that the correlation is strong at a .75 because it’s a direct relationship. For instance when someone has a higher IQ they are more likely going to have a higher GPA. However although the correlation shows a higher IQ means higher GPA does not mean that is the only reason the GPA is rising, it could be because they hired a tutor, have been studying more or are maybe just in more interesting classes. In correlation studies they show that there is a relationship between two different variables however it is not evidence or proof in any way. The reason it isn’t proof is because it has not been proven that they are directly the reason for the relationship however that they do have common results. Some of the reasons correlation cannot prove anything is because of the limitations; these would be the lack of information about the correlation, sample size or the standard deviation. In our text it states “If the word correlation is broken down co-relation it is expresses what is meant: The characteristics are related and the evidence for the relationship is that they vary together, or co-vary. As the level of one variable changes, the other changes in concert, this happens because both variables contain some of the same information. The higher the correlation the more they may have in common” (Tanner,2011).
There are several differences between correlation and causation. Correlation is if an event happens and is not related to another event and it is a coincidence. This would be if an event happened but it was not connected to another. An example of this would be catching a foul ball at a baseball game. It would be a correlation because you just happened to be in that place where the ball was hit and were able to catch it. Causation on the other hand is a cause and effect. One thing happens because another thing previously happened. An example of this would be if a person drank caffeine late at night, then they would be up all night. Another example of this would be if someone slipped on ice coming out of class.
Have you ever wondered about the world beyond its original state? How we know that electricity produces a light bulb to light up or causes the sort of energy necessary to produce heat? But in the first place, what is electricity? Nor have we seen it and not we encountered it; however, we know what it can do, hence its effects. To help us better understand the notion of cause and effect, David Hume, an empiricist and skepticist philosopher, proposed the that there is no such thing as causation. In his theory, he explained the deliberate relationship between the cause and effect, and how the two factors are not interrelated. Think of it this way: sometimes we end up failing to light a match even though it was struck. The previous day, it lit up, but today it did not. Why? Hume’s theory regarding causation helps us comprehend matters of cause and effect, and how we encounter the effects in our daily lives, without the cause being necessary. According to Hume, since we never experience the cause of something, we cannot use inductive reasoning to conclude that one event causes another. In other words, causal necessity (the cause and effect being related in some way or another) seems to be subjective, as if it solely exists in our minds and not in the object itself.
believing that there is more than one cause. What has been thought as the main
In this section, we will look at cause-in-fact and legal causation and how they are both traditionally understood.Legal causation involves the use of legal principles to attribute responsibility to the factual causes of an injury and it is particularly helpful in resolving more complex types of cases. The legal decision as to what is the cause involves a judgement as to where responsibility
Triadic reciprocal causation is a term introduced by Albert Bandura to refer to the mutual influence between
Hume did not deny causation. He embraced it. But he did say that empirical methods could not logically prove its necessity, as observations only show a "constant conjunction" of events, a "regular succession" of A followed by B, which leads the mind to the inference of cause and effect. For Hume, causality is something humans naturally believe.
Nuclear energy is one of the cleaner sources of energy. Nuclear energy is very important to Americans. It provides one in five households with electricity and also emits very little CO2 into the air when it is used (World-nuclear.org). This kind of electricity is very effective and efficient. It saves money overall compared to different ways of producing power. Nuclear energy can actually help fight cancer (World-nuclear.org). The radioactive isotopes produced from the nuclear power plants are what help fight cancer. These are all reasons why we should not get rid of the means of nuclear power or the nuclear power plants.