Differentiate between correlation and causation

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These questions are addressed to a specific study and database which I am not including in order to prevent the apperance of asking for assignment completion however it is worth mentioning that the study is one about job satisfaction and the variables involved are age, gender, tenure and department and the units of measure are overall, intrisinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction using a scale of 1 to 7.

1. Differentiate between correlation and causation.

2. What are the practical applications?

3. How would it be used in the workplace?

4. Briefly describe correlational research.

5. Name a study variable and one from the workplace that might prove to provide a correlational relationship and explain why.

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