21292020 Mil's Metnod of Concomitant Variation and Residues | Inductive Reasoning Applied | DEV262x Courseware | edX EdX and its Members use cookies and other tracking technologies for performance, x analytics, and marketing purposes. By using this website, you accept this use. Learn more about these technologies in the Privacy Policy. edx Course > Introdu... > Inducti... > Mill's... Audit Access Expires Mar 18, 2020 You lose all access to this course, including your progress, on Mar 18, 2020. Upgrade by Mar 31, 2020 to get unlimited access to the course as long as it exists on the site. Upgrade now Mill's Method of Concomitant Variation and Residues Mill's Method of Concomitant Variation Mill's method of concomitant variation looks for changes in one phenomenon that vary with or correspond to (are concomitant with) changes in a second phenomenon. If the measured change in the one varies along with the measured change in the second, this is evidence that the two phenomena are probably causally related: one of the two probably causes the other, or some third factor is the cause of both. The method of concomitant variation is often used in everyday life as well as in the laboratory setting. For instance, suppose a community college district discovers a correlation between changes in enrollment and changes in employment at the local steel mill: when employment at the mill goes down, enrollment goes up; when employment at the mill goes up, enrollment goes down. The district officials conclude that employment at the mill is one of the causes of fluctuation in college enrollment. However, a word of caution: the mere fact that two phenomena are correlated does not show with certainty that they are causally related. The number of Starbucks stores per square mile and the number of churches per square mile are statistically correlated. However, this does not prove that the presence of churches influences where Starbucks locates its stores. Common sense suggests that there is likely a third factor behind both sets of statistics, namely, population density. nitpslcourses.edx orglcoursesicourse-v1 Microsoll+DEV262x+12020/courseware/teabadee-5180-1072-28cd-688ebtbd24aGiataSade-c8at-e... 12212972020 Mil's Metnod of Concomitant Variation and Residues | Inductive Reasoning Applied | DEV262x Courseware | edX Mill's Method of Residues The method of residues is common sense and takes this logical form. 1. A,B, and C are known to cause the set of effects X, Y and Z. 2. Ais found to be the cause of X. 3. Bis found to be the cause of Y. 4, So, Cis likely the cause of the residue Z. For example, a store owner discovers that three employees, A, B, and C, have embezzled a total of $1,500 from the tills. She then verifies that A embezzled $500 and that B embezzled $800. It follows that C embezzled the residual, $200. Portions of this lesson are from Think with Socrates by Dr. Paul Herrick © 2015 Oxford University Press. Learn About Verified Certificates ©All Rights Reserved nitpslcourses.edx orglcoursesicourse-v1 Microsoll+DEV262x+12020/courseware!teaBadec-5180-1072-28cd.-858obtbd2éaSiat@Sade-coat-o ae