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It's not much of an article, but it's also not really a stats fail. They show an example of strong correlation, warn the reader that correlation doesn't equal
by scottkduncan 15y ago
It's not much of an article, but it's also not really a stats fail. They show an example of strong correlation, warn the reader that correlation doesn't equal causation, explain that they didn't control for several other variables that might be correlated with their result, and also mention that they didn't explore reverse causality. As the title says, they're highlighting a "striking relationship" and don't claim to be proving a fact.
- sukuriant 15y agoSo they said wrote a linkbait article to improve their site's view rate, and then, in the article said: "this and this are going up, but we can't relate any of it. Everything we've just told you is potentially crap and it's purely coincedence. We didn't check anything, but ... Eee!! numbers that indict driving and obesity!" That's terrible, sensationalist journalism. News at 11: icecream sales strongly linked to forest fires in summer.