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jerry coleman

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Explain the difference between predictability and causality.
 
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Explain, with an example, the difference between independent and dependent variables.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

predictability  with knowledge of variables, can we reasonably guess human behavior; causality  does one variable cause the other, which is independent and which is dependent.

Answer to Question 2

independent variables influence or cause dependent variables; dependent variables are caused by, depend on, or are influenced by independent variables. Possible examples: independent  race, sex, age, religion; dependent  attitudes, behaviors


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