However, those correlations don't prove cause and effect.
然而,这些相关性并不能证明因果关系。
In temperate regions, there are enough lakes for correlations between them to give us a reliable picture.
在温带地区,有足够的湖泊相互关联,给我们一个可靠的画面。
Firms are now studying how genes interact, looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug's efficacy.