Headline Match Game (RE-SUBMIT)

1. Select two of the headlines on the Correlation or Causation page. Identify whether those headlines make causal or correlational claims.



Headline #1: Fear of hell makes us richer, Fed says


Is the headline: Causal Correlational (Circle one)
Correlational. States that the belief or lack thereof of hell will make a society more rich or more poor.


Headline #2: In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large Margin


Is the headline: Causal Correlational (Circle one)
Correlational. States that texting raises risk of car crashes





2. Click the link of each headline you selected and read the accompanying article. Does the research described in the article support the type of claim (correlational or causal) made in the headline?
I think that the research taken in the first article somewhat supports the claim. The article states that St. Louis feds took research that economists did. It says the researchers studied 35 different countries and found that in countries where a majority of the population believes in hell, there is less corruption and a higher standard of living. Whether this is related to the population's belief in hell or not, the information can be used to support the claim made.

In the second article, the research supports the claim. In the article they state that the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted experiments on truck drivers. They were filmed for 18 months, while texting, and the experiment results said that risk for collision increased 23 times when drivers texted. It also says that in moments of a near crash, drivers usually spent 5 seconds looking down at their phones. In this time, at highway speeds, drivers can cover the distance of a football field.


Headline #1: Yes No In a paragraph, explain why you answered "yes" or "no."

I answered correlational, because the statement is a cause and effect. It says that fear of hell makes us richer. This states that the societies that have a majority population believing in hell are better off economically than those who may not.

Headline #2: Yes No In a paragraph, explain why you answered "yes" or "no."

I also answered correlational for my second article. The title makes a claim. In the article, research supports the claim that texting increases the likelihood of a person getting into a car accident. It is a correlation because it states that if you text behind the wheel, you have a higher chance of crashing, which doesn't really need much research to be believable, but they have backed it up anyways.