Correlation does not imply causation.

Quote of the Week 23

"Correlation does not imply causation."
― Any savvy statistician


Triggered by too many news headlines and presentations that cite misinterpreted research studies' results & claims. 


See for example this blog or Wikipedia for explanation.

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Source: Lucy D'Agostino McGowan, "Hill for the data scientist: an xkcd story"

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