Do you know of an effective way how to explain to a person that correlation doesn't imply causation?
Do you know of an effective way how to explain to a person that correlation doesn't imply causation?
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https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Have fun! :)
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“Butter consumption correlates with the number of epidemiologists in Colorado”
Wtf Colorado!
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We must increase the pirate population dramatically!
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Every single person who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying.
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We don't know that for sure. There several bililon people who have not died yet.
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Sounds like none of them have confused the two then... yet!
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100% of people who drink water will die?
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Do things that happen to stupid people keep happening to you?
Does your period start at the same phase of the Moon each time?
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Ever time you see a house on fire, you're almost guaranteed to see firemen.
So clearly firemen must be the leading cause of house fires.
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Monthly deaths from drowning correlate to ice cream sales.
Ice cream doesn't cause drowning, but both numbers go up at the same time of year (summer)
That’s brilliant!