Which pair of terms related to the goals of science is most clearly associated with the concept of correlation

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Correlation is the relationship between two variables, and the goal of prediction seeks to predict the relationship between variables. Description, on the other hand, focuses on the characteristics of the variables themselves. Understanding can also relate to correlation, but it may not necessarily involve predicting the relationship between variables. Therefore, the best choice is C, which associates correlation with the goals of both description and prediction.

Which Pair of Terms Related to the Goals of Science