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S-ID.9 Warmup M1-059-A06-V01

Distinguish correlation from causation.

Rewrite a cause-and-effect claim as an association claim

Problem

Given an observed negative association between screen time and sleep quality, with no randomized causal evidence, state the warranted association claim and its causation limitation.

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Rewriting a causal claim requires preserving the variables and observed direction while lowering only the evidentiary force. Replace cause-and-effect verbs with tendency or association language, then state that the pattern does not identify a causal direction because third variables or reverse causation may still explain it.

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Curriculum context
Course
Math I
Standard
S-ID.9
Category
Statistics and Probability
Domain
Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data
Objective
Distinguish correlation from causation.
Problem type
Rewrite a cause-and-effect claim as an association claim