Smoking and the episodes of lung cancer have a high correlation, but it does not prove ________.
A) exponentiation
B) correlation
C) causation
D) a linear relationship

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A high correlation between smoking and lung cancer does not prove a causation. Correlation only shows a relationship between two variables, but it does not necessarily mean that one variable causes the other.

Smoking and the Episodes of Lung Cancer Have a High