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Causation vs Correlation (advanced)

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Causation vs. Correlation: What's the Difference?

Read the definitions and examples carefully to understand the difference between causation and correlation.

Definitions:

Causation: When one event causes another event to happen. There is a cause-and-effect relationship.
Example: Eating lots of sugary snacks causes cavities.
Correlation: When two events happen at the same time or in a similar pattern but one does not necessarily cause the other.
Example: Ice cream sales and drowning incidents both increase in the summer, but eating ice cream does not cause drowning.

Decide if the sentence is an example of causation or correlation

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