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There's another possibility: The two variables are completely unrelated but we only get to observe them when some function of both of the variables is true. The

There's another possibility: The two variables are completely unrelated but we only get to observe them when some function of both of the variables is true. The classic example is two independent coin tosses that trigger a bell when both coins come up the same -- and we only think to look at the coins when the bell sounds.

braythwayt 7y ago
Thus my first suggestion that we get independent reproduction of the results :-) One of the most common such "observability" functions is that humans tend to pay attention to things they find interesting.