Sarah described the following situation:

when fertilizer was added to one plant and nothing was added to another plant, there was a noticeable difference in the color of the leaves of the plants.

which of the following best describes the situation?

this is an example of correlation but not causation.

this is an example of causation but not correlation.

this is an example of both correlation and causation.

this is an example of neither correlation nor causation.

This is an example of causation but not correlation best describes the situation.

Causation is the capability of one variable to produce an effect on another. This is also known as cause and effect. There is a causal relationship between the two variables. The effect of the fertilizer (variable) on the plant which brings about a noticeable difference in the color of the leaves of the plants is causation. Correlation only describes the extent to which two variables is likely to decrease or increase in parallel.

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