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Drills for Correlation and Causation?Hi! Does anyone know what is the best way to drill for correlation and causation questions? I am having a really hard time grasping that concept even…
... best way to drill for correlation and causation questions? I am having a ... of prep test questions about causation and correlation OR if you have any ... -
Causation/correlation and phenomenonHello, everyone. I’ve been drilling strengthening questions and I’m having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. The lin…
... having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. ... probably” caused something in causation/correlation type arguments. Either it ... s a phenomenon or causation/correlation type argument. I ... phenomenon but changed to causation. I got the ... -
Flaw Questions - Causation vs. CorrelationAnyone have advice on determining when a flaw question has jumped from a correlation to a cause and effect argument? Each flaw question I do with cor…
... has jumped from a correlation to a cause and effect argument? Each ... flaw question I do with correlation and causation in the mix, I never ... is 'infers cause from mere correlation'. Any help is appreciated! :) -
About ideal experiments, control groups, and causationI am doing some of the recent PTs and find myself struggle with the relationship among ideal experiment, control groups and causation. (eg: May2020 L…
... some of the recent PTs and find myself struggle with the ... among ideal experiment, control groups and causation. (eg: May2020 LR Q11, Q14 ... -
Identifying correlation vs causationI have a question on wording. If a statement says something along the lines of: Physics students are more likely to do well on the LSAT than Chemi…
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Does this indicate correlation or causation? Specifically, what does the phrase ... increases. --> does this indicate correlation or causation?
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PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ I completely understand the argument core and the correct answer. However, upon …
... somewhat about the relationship between correlation and causation, just not this LR question ... .
While correlation can never prove causation, it can "strengthen the ... perp. This effectively weakens the causation, and it makes sense because there ... -
Lawyers, law schools, and tattoosAlright, so a fun topic here but do any of you guys have tattoos? A self promise I made was that I would get my first the moment I made it to law sch…
... judged. Maybe I'm confusing correlation and causation, but it doesn't seem ... came across as accusatory and somewhat acrimonious. And clearly it was ... /company you work for, and it's tacitly understood that ... something benign like "Hope") and that doesn't seem to ... -
Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... nature and the premises are correlation. We know we have correlation-causation argument ... that this argument is correlation and causation and we jus stay open ... reading the answer choices and seeing how it could ... but pre-phrase correctly and know how far you ... -
WEAKENI just wanted to make sure my idea on weaken is correct. Let's say we are given A-->B.... . Can I Say "A(O) B(X) = Even when A was present, B did …
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Positive correlation or causation?I was going through PT 47 and wanted some clarification on phrases. Section 1 Q23 of PT47 uses the phrase "accompanied by" and this indicates posi…
... said "associated with the *development*" and I totally glossed over the ... LSAT though to mix positive correlation and causation, but the error was completely ... thinking there was more here, and thank you very much for ... forums is so nice and helpful, thanks guys! -
Positive correlation or causation?I was going through PT 47 and wanted some clarification on phrases. Section 1 Q23 of PT47 uses the phrase "accompanied by" and this indicates posi…
... "associated with the *development*" and I totally glossed over the ... LSAT though to mix positive correlation and causation, but the error was completely ... there was more here, and thank you very much for ... the forums is so nice and helpful, thanks guys!
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Strengthening QuestionsSo I am watching the Webinar on Weakening and Strengthening questions and I have a questions about the first question. The first question is a stren…
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LR SpeedOn average, how long does a strong LR student spend reading the stimulus and question stem before looking at the answer choices? In general I spend m…
... able to see when a Correlation and Causation flaw is the answer as ... flaw questions. So yes, exposure and also practice pre-phrasing while ... -
Sorting for correlation-causation practice questionsHi, does anyone know how to sort exclusively for correlation-causation questions in the question bank? Thanks!
To my knowledge I don't think there's a way to sort just correlation and causation. Correlation and causation are a subset of flaw questions. So try filtering by Flaw type questions, correlation and causation typically just show up. Hope this helped -
"Causation implies Correlation" article.Check out this really great NY Times article about women empowerment. What's really neat about the article is how causation theory is used to substan…
... about the article is how causation theory is used to ... I found relatable to our causation lesson:
"One ... to lead to stability, and that’s where educating girls ... study managed to tease out correlation from causation and found that for each ... -
Causation vs. Correlation vs. ConditionalityHi All, Does the below statement make sense? I am trying to get a big picture view of these 3 ideas. CAUSATION --> PERFECT CORRELATION* < ---> …
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Causation implies Perfect Positive Correlation.
Correlation (regardless of strength ... A
Perfect Correlation (and only perfect correlation) implies conditionality
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Causation argument (Correlation vs. Coincidence)Hi guys, Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break! I just had a quick question on Causation arguments. I know there are several ways …
... several ways to weaken a correlation/coincidence - causation arguments - providing a common ... cause that produced both the cause and ... with the sample data used, and providing alternate/competing cause.
Positive correlation or causation?I was going through PT 47 and wanted some clarification on phrases. Section 1 Q23 of PT47 uses the phrase "accompanied by" and this indicates posi…
... through PT 47 and wanted some clarification on ... phrase "accompanied by" and this indicates positive correlation.
and this indicates causation. Links below for ... determine if it is causation or correlation, but this seemed ...can you list some correlation and causal statements appearing in LSAT?I found correlation statement and causal statement are quite easy to confuse in LSAT. I think it is good to come up with list that LSAT usually makes…
I found correlation statement and causal statement are quite easy ... go first.
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sth correlate/associate with ... /> sb find correlation/association between sth and sth
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An EVEN BETTER 'Correlation does not imply Causation' article.Thanks JY... You've made me into a causation theory nerd. -_- http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/what-correlation-implying-causation-means-in-the-re…
Thanks JY... You've made me into a causation theory nerd. -_-
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/what-correlation-implying-causation-means-in-the-real-world?trk_source=navHow to tell the difference between just argument and causation weakening questionsCould someone clarify the best way to tell the difference between weakening questions where the argument is a simple argument and where the argument …
... argument and where the argument involves causation? Is it that the causation argument ... an alternative explanation for a causation is not attacking the hypothesis ... when to pull out my causation logic skills.Taking a break, and we need a comedy/thread for LSAT jokes./ stupid things we hear.My friends don't get my LSAT jokes and that makes me sad. 1. Correlation always = Causation 2. The more money you spend on a course the highe…
... jokes and that makes me sad.
1. Correlation always = Causation
and don't score in the ... do a live BR session and the group is unsure about ... an answer look it up and tell them. "No guys it ..."more likely" = correlation or causation?This whole time I thought "more likely" = strictly correlation because it means the same as "tend to" which is also correlation, but it seems like it…
This whole time I thought "more likely" = strictly correlation because it means the same as "tend to" which is also correlation, but it seems like it can be used as causation as well according to the more recent PTs.4 Possible Explanations for CausationHi everyone, I am stumbling upon this concept on this lesson https://7sage.com/lesson/4-possible-explanations/ Correlation implies causation b…
... /> Correlation implies causation but, according to logic and lawgic, causation DOES NOT imply correlation. To ... me a completely different story and I cannot see the nuance ...Cookie Cutter Review: Implicit CausationI want to quickly discuss a common type of causation argument that LSAC uses. Here is an example: **Those who wear glasses are more likely than…
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We take a correlation and make a recommendation, seems pretty ... the argument makes is inferring causation from correlation.
correlation causation error. Here is ...PT22.S2.Q23: a discussion about the correlation indicatorsFor this question, I conceived the flaw to be"from correlation to causation, and thus to prescriptive assertion". I was threw off by E at my first si…
... flaw to be"from correlation to causation, and thus to prescriptive ... subjects + predicate" as a correlation. But at hindsight, if I ... strong indicator for showing a correlation.
So ... do you usually spot a correlation?
Thank ...PT25.S2.Q19 - in all mammalian specieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-19/ This is the first one I have missed on the 7 practice sets I have done so far for …
... connections establish complex movement, posture, and social response. Thus, this ... the practice). It makes a correlation implies causation flaw. How do we ... my answer choice, either), and I ran out of time ... of the weird stem, and I got caught up trying ...PT47.S3.Q19 - although high cholesterol levels (wording question)http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-3-question-19/ When you encounter the word "contributes" on the LSAT, do you take this to be a "c…
... take this to be a "causation" word? For example, if ... causation) to "is associated with" (which I thought implies mere correlation ... with" was on the stimulus, and the word "contributes" was ... be making an assumption from correlation to causation by picking it.PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ I completely understand the argument core and the correct answer. However, upon …
... (A) strengthening the correlation between "metal resistance" and "antibacterial resistance" ? ... incorrect because it strengthens correlation and not the causation. I am confused ... The Trainer that correlation, although can't prove causation, is perfectly ...Causation strengthening, Causation weakeningWhen it comes to CAUSATION strengthening and CAUSATION weakening questions, I know how to do them, but I have a hard time determining if causation is…
When it comes to CAUSATION strengthening and CAUSATION weakening questions, I know how ... a hard time determining if causation is in the conclusion, which ...
