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Line 6: − "Correlation does not imply causation" is a phrase used in [[statistics]] to point out that a [[correlation]] between two variables should not imply that one variable has not caused a change in the other. It is a [[logical fallacy]] to assume that correlation implies causation.+
A correlation between two variables does not always mean that one variable has caused a change in the other
==Correlation and causation==
==Correlation and causation==
A [[correlation]] between two variables does not always mean that one variable has caused a change in the other. It is a [[logical fallacy]] to assume that correlation implies causation.
The following is a flawed argument:
The following is a flawed argument: