Which sentence clearly distinguishes cause from correlation?
กThe two trends occurred together, but the data do not prove that one caused the other.
ขThe first trend caused the second because both appeared in the same data.
คThe second trend caused the first, as their timing alone proves the direction.
งThe trends are unrelated because correlated observations can never be meaningful.
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Concurrent change alone does not establish a causal relationship. The other options each alter or violate a specific part of that meaning or rule. The other options each alter or violate a specific part of that meaning or rule. The other options each alter or violate a specific part of that meaning or rule.