Which of the following statements identifies a difference between corr

Which of the following statements identifies a difference between correlation and causation?

A) Correlation occurs when one thing directly affects another, whereas causation implies a mutual relationship between two things.
B) Causation cannot arise when correlation is present, and correlation cannot arise when causation is present.
C) Correlation implies a mutual relationship between two things, whereas causation occurs when one thing directly affects another.
D) A causal relationship exists between two variables when they are correlated, but correlation does not necessarily exist if there’s a causal relationship between two variables.

ANSWER

C