Correlation means
A) "after this, therefore because of this."
B) other things remaining the same.
C) a natural experiment has been conducted.
D) the tendency for the values of two variables to move in a predictable and related way.
E) "on the margin."

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Correlation refers to the extent to which two or more variables are related and tend to move in a consistent and predictable way. When the values of one variable increase or decrease, the values of the other variable tend to follow suit. However, correlation does not necessarily imply causation.

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