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S-ID.9 Core M1-059-R10-V02

Distinguish correlation from causation.

Evaluate direct, reverse, and common-cause models

Problem

A school finds that students in music ensembles have higher math grades. State the association and assess direct benefit, stronger-student selection, and family support as plausible explanations.

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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
Evaluate direct, reverse, and common-cause models