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Topic	Can you explain what ''correlation does not equal causation'' means
Michael_Booth 05/03/22 11:19:37 AM #7:	It's correlation is no proof of causation. Which means just because there are two variables moving together does not necessarily mean we know whether one variable causes the other to occur. For example: I could plot IQ and shoe size and it would show as Shoe Size went up, as did IQ - but it would erroneous in the extreme to imply that the bigger your shoe size the higher your IQ. <cite>Michael_Booth posted [p:964756543] in Can you ex... [t:80007826]...</cite> <quote>It's correlation is no proof of causation. Which means just because there are two variables moving together does not necessarily mean we know whether one variable causes the other to occur. For example: I could plot IQ and shoe size and it would show as Shoe Size went up, as did IQ - but it would erroneous in the extreme to imply that the bigger your shoe size the higher your IQ. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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