This is a phrase used in statistics to emphasise that a correlation between two variables does not imply that one causes the other. Just because two trends seem to fluctuate in tandem, that doesn’t prove that they are meaningfully related to one another. In this video, Todd explains the difference between correlation and causation and advises caution whenever you see an eye-catching headline suggesting that one activity leads to another.

This is a phrase used in statistics to emphasise that a correlation between two variables does not imply that one causes the other. Just because two trends seem to fluctuate in tandem, that doesn’t prove that they are meaningfully related to one another. In this video, Todd explains the difference between correlation and causation and advises caution whenever you see an eye-catching headline suggesting that one activity leads to another.

This is a phrase used in statistics to emphasise that a correlation between two variables does not imply that one causes the other. Just because two trends seem to fluctuate in tandem, that doesn’t prove that they are meaningfully related to one another. In this video, Todd explains the difference between correlation and causation and advises caution whenever you see an eye-catching headline suggesting that one activity leads to another.

Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

Learn how to make sense of social statistics and economic data with this introductory course on quantitative social science from the University of Sheffield. Increasingly, we’re bombarded with all sorts of data about how society is changing: opinion poll trends, migration data, economic results, government debt levels and MPs’ expenses claims. The ability to read such information with confidence is an increasingly important skill for both modern citizens and those studying the social sciences. We’ll look at ways of cutting through the confusion to decide what numbers reveal, and when and why they (sometimes deliberately) mislead.

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