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My brain now automatically replaces "linked to" with "correlated with, and no evidence of causing" whenever I read a headline. Obviously if they had evidence of
by gnicholas 3y ago
My brain now automatically replaces "linked to" with "correlated with, and no evidence of causing" whenever I read a headline. Obviously if they had evidence of causation they would lead with that.
- spywaregorilla 3y ago"Linked to" does mean "correlated with" so there's no problem there. "No evidence of causing" is not the right takeaway. A strong correlation does not mean this is the causal link. But it does suggest there is something in that ballpark worth thinking about that is at least a noteworthy cofounder. Causal studies of some things are basically impossible.