1- argue for why there could be a causative link between these two variables. Think of plausible ways they could be connected.2. Argue for why there is only a correlation between the two variables, and not a causative link at all (this should be the easier argument to make).

Spurious correlations US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Correlation: 99.79% (r=0.99789126) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 $30 billion 10000 suicides $25 billion 8000 suicides US spending on science Hanging suicides $20 billion 6000 suicides $15 billion 4000 suicides 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 - Hanging suicides US spending on science tylervigen.com Data sources: U.S. Office of Management Budget and (