The correlation coefficient for poor health and not exercising in a group of people is 0.67. Analyze the following statement: Poor health is caused by not exercising. Is this a reasonable conclusion?
Yes; everyone who doesn't exercise is by definition unhealthy.
Yes; the correlation coefficient is above 0.5, so that implies causation.
No; the data doesn't suggest a causation, and many people are healthy who don't exercise.
No; poor health and not exercising are completely unrelated.
The answer is the third option "No; the data doesn't suggest a causation, and many people are healthy who don't exercise." Correlation is two data set that are linked or connected together so in this case it would be a correlation because all of the data is close and connected to each other.
