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Most criminals have drunk milk. Most criminals have been to school. Most criminals have worn sneakers. Should we conclude that milk, school and sneakers are
by lkrubner 9y ago
Most criminals have drunk milk.
Most criminals have been to school.
Most criminals have worn sneakers.
Should we conclude that milk, school and sneakers are causal factors in crime? Should we eliminate these 3 things from society?
- svantana 9y agoI don't think you understand correlation. For crime and milkdrinking to correlate, criminals would need to drink more (or less) milk than non-criminals. A better example would be: umbrella-carrying and windshield-wiping tend to correlate, but they are both actually caused by a hidden factor: rain.
- mcherm 9y agoMilk-drinking is not CORRELATED with criminality. Criminals and non-criminals have (as far as I know, but I could be wrong) similar levels of milk-drinking. And so forth. Unless you are using a different definition of "correlated" than I expect.