Correlation and causation (Part 3)

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A few more charts to show that a high correlation coefficient doesn’t prove causation can be found at http://www.tylervigen.com/. My favorites:

Previous posts:

https://meangreenmath.com/2013/06/23/correlation-and-causation/

https://meangreenmath.com/2013/11/24/correlation-and-causation-2/

Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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  1. Pingback: Correlation and Causation: Index | Mean Green Math

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