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Correlation

Also called covariation

A consistent relation in which changes in one event go along with changes in another, without showing that either causes the other.

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Outbursts are higher on days with indoor recess, but that alone does not show recess causes them.

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BCBA A.1 · Behaviorism and Philosophical FoundationsThe scientific goals of behavior analysis: description, prediction, and control

Control (goal of science)
Description (goal of science)
Functional relation
Prediction
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Cost-benefit analysis

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