Two-Variable Data: Models and Scatterplots

SAT Math· difficulty 5/5

Researchers observe that students who eat breakfast score higher on tests. To best determine if breakfast CAUSES better test scores, they should:

  • A

    Compute correlation more precisely

  • B

    Run a randomized controlled experiment assigning students to eat or skip breakfast

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  • C

    Use a 99% confidence interval

  • D

    Survey more students

Explanation

Causation requires a controlled experiment with random assignment to isolate breakfast's effect.

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