Discussion Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

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  1. Scrya

    Scrya Lurking all day long~

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    If you study stats, this is probably one of the first rules, and probably the most important rule, that you will learn. It has been brought up in several threads here in NU as well.

    Just today, my professor introduced us to a site that puts together stats from random sources that have high correlations. Some examples are...

    Number of people who drowned by falling into a pool VS Films Nicolas Cage appeared in
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    Per capita cheese consumption VS Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets
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    Are they correlated? Yes. But is one the cause of the other? They might not, but you can't say they aren't completely either, no matter how ridiculous the comparisons are!

    So yeah, the site is over here.

    Now, go on and bombard your family or friends with ridiculous facts!
     
  2. Jigoku Shounen

    Jigoku Shounen An Envoy From Hell

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    Reminds me of the one subreddit Shitty Life Pro Tips
     
  4. Scrya

    Scrya Lurking all day long~

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    Sounds like a subreddit that I would like. :cookie:
     
  5. Siceraria

    Siceraria Well-Known Member

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    These correlations may be on to something.
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    Guess waiting for Internet Explorer long enough will drive anyone to murder.
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    Now I add this totally legit poster to this correlation like so~
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    It all comes together.
     
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    wtfkjp ASDFGGWP

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    cum hoc ergo propter hoc
     
  7. Chilli

    Chilli Well-Known Member

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    My favorite is murder rates and ice cream sales.
     
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  8. Cupcake Ninja

    Cupcake Ninja [Kind Sage][Lord Benevolence][ The Great Paragon]

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    pfft. Thats just what they want you to think, fam.
     
  9. Frozen ink

    Frozen ink Legally had harem『Cathulu』Power of Love & Evil』

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    all birds can fly but a penguin is a wrong kind of bird . therefore some birds can fly but some birds are wrong desu
    the wingspan of a flying animal allows it to fly but bee's say fk that and flies anyway therefore science is wrong desu
    long story short darwin is wrong and evolution only happens when they get exp desu
     
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    Fluffy Jellyfish 『Number 1 Lolicon under Heaven』

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    My favorites is children number and basement growth
     
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    replay ★Milk and Honey smelling Merchant★

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    so. . .
    where are the,
    Strength,
    Agility,
    Dexterity,
    Vitality,
    Intelligence,
    Wisdom,
    and
    Luck. . . .

    I don't see them . . .
     
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    Depression Cases and Numbers of Hamburgers Sold
     
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    Scrya Lurking all day long~

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    Don't you know? Murderers sell ice creams!
     
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    The same thing is with smoking and cancer
     
  16. Kuro_0ni

    Kuro_0ni Cocooned in a Life transition

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    Is there a correlation calculator where I can graph stuff like this made easy?

    I don't feel like going through the actual work to look up stuff.
     
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    Reminds me of A-level maths lol
     
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    Jeebus, right when uni starts again for me...
     
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    That's pretty funny.
     
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    Area with slower Internet connection has higher murder rate. If anyone wanna know.