If it is shown that people who eat bananas are more likely to have diabetes, it does not necessarily mean that bananas cause diabetes because _____ does not equal _____.
A) experimentation; causation
B) experimentation; correlation
C) causation; correlation
D) correlation; causation

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The statement is an example of correlation, which means that there is a relationship between two variables (eating bananas and having diabetes), but it doesn't necessarily mean that one variable directly causes the other. Correlation does not equal causation, which means that we cannot conclude that eating bananas causes diabetes without further experimentation and evidence.

If It Is Shown That People Who Eat Bananas Are