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Not implying. But if you see correlation, it is logical to investigate for a possible causation.
by golergka 9y ago
Not implying.
But if you see correlation, it is logical to investigate for a possible causation.
- perl4ever 9y agoThe word "imply" is ambiguous. When people say "correlation doesn't imply causation" they mean that it is invalid logic to say because correlation, thus causation. But in everyday english, imply just means "to suggest", and correlation certainly does suggest causation even though that may not be the case. Correlation may equally suggest causation but in the reverse sense. Or a third cause of both things. I think you should always mentally enumerate those possibilities whenever someone is presenting a correlation.