Correlation does not imply causation
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correlation-does-not-imply-causation-163-14152848
title:
Correlation does not imply causation
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The phrase "correlation does not imply causation" refers to the inability to legitimately deduce a cause-and-effect relationship between two events or variables solely on the basis of an observed association or correlation between them. The idea that "correlation implies causation" is an example of a questionable-cause logical fallacy, in which two events occurring together are taken to have established a cause-and-effect relationship. This fallacy is also known by the Latin phrase cum hoc ergo
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Refutation of a logical fallacy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
date created:
2002-02-05T02:30:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T13:48:46Z
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