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by wavegeek 1860 days ago
Daily reminder that inferring causation from correlation is a slippery business.

Did you know the S&P500 stock index was highly and 'significantly' correlated with butter prices in Bangladesh for many years?

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Its the bread and butter of sciencedaily. Garbage stories every day of the week.
The S&P500 and butter of sciencedaily, rather.