The Question of causation [videorecording]
By: a project of COMAP in association with the American Statistical Association ; Chedd-Angier Production Co. ; field producer/director, Jill Singer.
Contributors: Amabile, Teresa M.; Singer, Jill.; Chedd-Angier Production Company.; Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.).; Magic Lantern Communications.
Series: Against all odds ; 11
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Oakville, Ont. :bMagic Lantern Communications Ltd
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Causation.; Experimental design.; Statistical hypothesis testing.
Notes: FOR CLASSROOM USE ONLY.  An Annenberg/CPB project. PRESENTER: Teresa M. Amabile. Program 11 of 26 programs. Causation is one of many possible explanations for an observed association between two variables; the association could also be due to a common cause, a confounding factor, or coincidence. Teresa Amabile also shows how a hidden variable can fool the experts about an association.

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