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I would like to ask a further question. Does it mean correlation does not tell which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable?

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Sophia

13 August 2020

I would like to ask a further question. Does it mean correlation does not tell which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable?

I would like to ask a further question. Does it mean correlation does not tell which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable?

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Peter Cheung

12 August 2020

Welcome =D

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Sophia

12 August 2020

Thanks for answering my question.

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Peter Cheung

12 August 2020

Yes, the correlational analysis only shows whether and to what extent there exists an association between two variables without showing who is affecting whom.

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