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Not always. For instance, the temperature in my fridge is a pleasant four degrees celsius constantly, but the compressor keeps on switching on and off. In the
by hugh3 15y ago
Not always. For instance, the temperature in my fridge is a pleasant four degrees celsius constantly, but the compressor keeps on switching on and off.
In the absence of a feedback loop, though... yes.
- mikeash 15y agoEh, that's just a lack of detail. With a sufficiently precise thermometer, you'd see the temperature rising when the compressor is off, and falling when it's on.
- TeMPOraL 15y agoYes, but in real life our data usually isn't infinitely accurate.
- mikeash 15y agoRight, but that just means that you're only able to disprove correlation to within a certain accuracy. Correlation below the detection threshold could still exist, and could still be due to causation. Correlation above the detection threshold does not exist, and rules out causation above the detection threshold.