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Algebra 1 - Association and Causation

Updated: Nov 18, 2025

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.4B:

compare and contrast association and causation in real-world problems

Instruction

Students learn that association means that two variables are related while causation means that one variable directly affects another variable.

STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2025 (including redesign practice), this supporting standard has been tested 6 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

To view all the posts in this Algebra 1 TEKS review series, click here.

 
 
 

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