A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of millimetres of daily rainfall and the number of children who use the neighbourhood playgrounds each day. If the committee were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which type of problem would MOST likely be occurring?
A)third-variable
B)direction-of-correlation
C)direction-of-causation
D)insufficient-knowledge

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The committee is confusing correlation with causation, assuming that the lack of children causes high rainfall, which is a direction-of-causation problem.

A Town Committee Learns That There Is a Strong Negative