Correlation is not Causation (Part 4)

Statistics 1 Minute

One of the standard topics in an undergraduate statistics course is the principle that two things that are highly correlated do not necessarily have a cause-and-effect relationship. Here is a hilarious example of this fallacy.

And, in case you’re wondering, here’s the rest of the story:

 

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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2 thoughts on “Correlation is not Causation (Part 4)”

  1. One of my favorites that you talked about!! Thank you for the “correlation” to this topic! I just started scatter plots! Can’t wait to show this to my algebra 1 class!!

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

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