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Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

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Always remember this first rule of statistics. :-D

Via Bloomberg Businessweek.

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  • Miranda December 12, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Any good Pastafarian knows that global warming was caused by the decrease in pirate.

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  • serena @bigapplenosh December 15, 2011 at 12:06 am

    LOVE this! It seems like such a random thing, but people equating correlation to causation is a HUGE pet peeve of mine!!

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