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> Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'. Randall Munroe, htt
by lmkg 5y ago
> Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'.
Randall Munroe, https://xkcd.com/552/ https://xkcd.com/552/ (mouseover text)
- delecti 5y agoI feel like the two different definitions of "imply" (formal vs colloquial) make "correlation doesn't imply causation" simultaneously true and false. On one hand, correlation doesn't necessarily demonstrate causation, but on the other hand (like the comment says) it does suggest fertile ground for research.
- bcrosby95 5y agoWe also don't make all our decisions in life based upon research. If I eat something and it upsets my stomach, I'm not going to commission a study on it. I'm just gonna avoid eating it.
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- hackerfromthefu 5y agoImply != Prove