Statistician: Changes in the Sun's luminosity correlate exceedingly well with average land temperatures on Earth. ...

claire_crites April 19, 2019

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I am not sure why A is the answer. I put C. Thanks!

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heidiz June 23, 2019

I did the same thing, could someone please explain?

Matt_Drake August 13, 2024

Same here.

Emil-Kunkin August 17, 2024

The meteorologist tells us that in a complex system, one single thing cannot control the outcome. Therefore the statisticians claim that one variable (the sun) controls climate is incorrect.

This is an example of a general rule (rejecting unicausal explanations) is applied to support a conclusion about a specific case (the statistician is wrong).

The author does not reanalyze the correlation, the author rejects the idea that the relationship is causal. And the meteorologist rejects single causes, C says they support a single causes.