correlation = -0.933
correlation = 0.992
correlation = 0.993
These aren't from Spurious Connections, but they're relevant, too.
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| From Dinosaur Comics |
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| From Glen Gilchrist |
May 21, 2014
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Just because there's a correlation between two data sets doesn't automatically mean there is causation between the two. Take, for example, the various examples of spurious correlations at the blog Spurious Correlations. The site will even generate new correlations at your request.
These aren't from Spurious Connections, but they're relevant, too.
PS: In retrospect, maybe the title should be cum hoc ergo propter hoc rather that post hoc ergo propter hoc.
These aren't from Spurious Connections, but they're relevant, too.
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