There is a moderately strong correlation between the number of ice cream cones sold in a day and the number of criminal acts occurring in a day. It seems more likely that it is really hot temperatures that are associated with the ice cream sales and crime than that criminals treat themselves to ice cream after committing their crimes. This observation would indicate that correlations are __________.

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Correlations do not imply causation. It is possible that a third variable, such as hot temperatures, is causing both the increase in ice cream sales and the increase in crime.

There Is a Moderately Strong Correlation Between the Number of Ice