Cal State University Los Angeles Sociological Research Methods Questions

I’m working on a sociology discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Step 1. Watch the “Sociological Research Methods” and “How Ice Cream Kills” videos

Step 2. In a new post, use the Reply button at the bottom of this page to respond to the following questions: 

Discussion question 1. Does ice cream kill? Is ice cream the direct cause of death? (causation/correlation)

Discussion question 2. What is the hidden variable creating this spurious relationship? (causation/correlation)