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Correlation isn't causation. What's the next study? People with brown eyes do more drugs? Seriously.
by shin_lao 15y ago
Correlation isn't causation. What's the next study? People with brown eyes do more drugs? Seriously.
- Jach 15y agoI don't think anyone here is arguing that smoking pot (or in general "doing drugs") raises IQ scores... Nor do I see arguing that high IQ scores cause pot use, just that the presence of a high IQ seems to, if the study is to be believed, increase the probability of pot use. Correlations and probabilities are interesting for themselves, and can in fact be used to imply causation. http://www.amazon.com/Causality-Reasoning-Inference-Judea-Pearl/dp/052189560X/ http://www.amazon.com/Causality-Reasoning-Inference-Judea-Pe...
- Daniel_Newby 15y ago> What's the next study? People with brown eyes do more drugs? Actually, that needs to be studied! Mutations in the melanocortin-1 receptor (the "red head" gene) affect eye color and also affect sensitivity to opioids (painkillers).