Use critical thinking to develop an alternative or correct conclusion. 1. Data published in USA Today were used to show that there is a correlation between the number of times songs are played on...

Analysis
Correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation. Correlation measures the degree of
association between the two variables which measures the strength of linear relationship between
them. The value of correlation coefficient ranges between [-1, 1]. -1 representing a perfect
negative linear relationship and +1 a perfect positive linear relationship. The formula of
correlation coefficient is given by: Cumming, G. (n.d.).


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Causation means the change in one variable is caused by other...