Correlation does not equal causation. Its not exactly a catchy - TopicsExpress



          

Correlation does not equal causation. Its not exactly a catchy lyric or very poetic but it is very important. We are bombarded with surveys from this or that interested party saying that this or that will take all our pain away and make us a new (wo)man or at least give us a bot of our old self back. Well the BBC has a nice article that illustrates some of the weirder side of statistics behind surveys and some of the correlations that can be drawn that do not have a causal relationship. The one about HRT treatment and heart health is interesting. In any case have a look at this article and the next time a survey comes up keep it in mind. bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27537142
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 08:25:01 +0000

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