A psychologist notes an association between the IQs of parents and their children, or between beauty and social popularity, or between anxiety and test performance. In each case, two events are correlated, which means
A)both events are randomly occurring.
B)both events are really unrelated.
C)one event caused the other.
D)the events are linked together in an orderly way.

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Correlation indicates that there is a systematic relationship between the two variables, meaning they vary together in an orderly way, but it does not necessarily imply causation.

A Psychologist Notes an Association Between the IQs of Parents