Class, one thing to remember about correlation is that two variables that are correlated may have a causal relationship, but just because the two variables are correlated does not necessarily mean that one is causing the other. Remember - correlation does not equal causation! Here is an example to help you better understand how two variables can be correlated, but do not necessarily have a causal relationship. If I told you that there is a correlation between the number of murders and the number of ice cream cones sold during a certain period of time? How would you explain this