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October 26, 2010
What is causal inference?
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correlation does not imply causation. This is the most frequent mistake made by people
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April 13, 2010
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July 24, 2009
Reverted edits by Drek (Talk) to last version by Sjay
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Cleaned up language and fixed the confusing opener. It must be emphasized that correlation does not demonstrate causation.
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January 31, 2009
January 5, 2009
January 3, 2009
There's a right way and a wrong way to do this - see also right and wrong, a subject no longer taught in public school
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Example of air pollution
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proper incorporation of caution about correlation is not causation
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to determine the relationships between factors
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better to start over - this has distractions and propaganda
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poor example
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→Mathematical definition: ''This section goes beyond high school math and can be skipped by most readers.''
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October 26, 2008
June 15, 2008
→Correlation and Causation: reinstated link to correlation vs. causation article, links, removed liberal example
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Made the entry actually deal with correlation, instead of the utter disaster that it was before. Seriously, people, this is MATH for crying out loud!
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June 14, 2008
no one ever finished writing the "in other words..."
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removed section on correlation vs. causation, added link to separate page. Changed cat to reflect what correlation is.
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October 15, 2007
October 13, 2007
sharks make people buy ice cream? Or does buying ice cream attract sharks?
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A correlation between two variables does not always mean that one variable has caused a change in the other
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statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
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Correlation and causation
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Correlation does not imply causation moved to Correlation
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