Steps of the scientific method
2. Testing those models using data to see how closely the model matches what we actually observe
Two important features of models
1 They are not exact
2. They generate predictions that can be tested with data
What is correlation?
When 2 things are related
What is positive correlation?
When 2 things change in the same direction
What is negative correlation?
When 2 things change in opposite directions
What is causation?
When one thing directly affects another
What are omitted variables?
a variable that contribute to cause and effect of something
What is reverse causality?
when there is cause and effect but it goes in the opposite direction as we thought