Your friend Jacob notices that Canadian auto production and Canadian population growth have moved together over several decades.He reasons that one way to slow population growth is for the government to order the automakers to cut back on production.Which of the following would you point out to him regarding his reasoning?

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Jacob has made the mistake of assuming that correlation implies causation. Just because two variables are observed to move together does not necessarily mean that one is causing the other. There could be other factors at play that affect both variables. Therefore, his reasoning is flawed.

Your Friend Jacob Notices That Canadian Auto Production and Canadian