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Yes, it is obvious, hence my comment. Using correlation as a stand-in for causation is stupid.
by craftyguy 9y ago
Yes, it is obvious, hence my comment. Using correlation as a stand-in for causation is stupid.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWhy should an insurance company care about causation?
- craftyguy 9y agoI never said insurance companies should care about it. Obviously some folks do care about it else this article would not be on the front page of HN, since the entire premise is "correlation may not be a good way to discriminate!!"
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoBut does that mean that causation is a good way to discriminate or that the article is claiming anything like that?