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>Such statistics are useful because they give people insight as to how likely they are to be accepted, and thus whether it's worth applying. Correlation does n
by anewaccountname 19y ago
>Such statistics are useful because they give people insight as to how likely they are to be accepted, and thus whether it's worth applying.
Correlation does not imply causation. Repeat with me: correlation does not imply causation
- cperciva 19y agoCorrelation does not imply causation. Repeat with me: correlation does not imply causation Correlation does not imply causation -- but correlation can still be useful for making predictions or decisions. The fact that the word "V!@gra" appears in an email doesn't cause the email to be spam, but it does provide a strong indication that it's probably not worth reading said email. If (taking a wildly hypothetical example) it turned out that 50% of YC applicants were over age 30 but 0% of the accepted YC applicants were over age 30, it would a strong indication to potential applicants over age 30 that they needn't bother applying -- and this is true whether the YC management has a deliberate bias against over-30s or not.
- jamiequint 19y agoFrom all your comments it sounds like you're trying to convince yourself not to apply!