Briefly explain what it means by "High correlation does not imply causality." Give an example of two variables that are strongly correlated but no conclusion can be made for "a change of one causes a change of the other".

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Briefly explain what it means by "High correlation does not imply causality."
Give an example of two variables that are strongly correlated but no conclusion can be made for "a change of
one causes a change of the other".
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