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So does GPT4o, unless I'm missing something very obvious: https://chatgpt.com/share/0a9d3674-0d79-4891-8045-f70376fbc721 https://chatgpt.com/share/0a9d3674-0d79
by diggan 2y ago
So does GPT4o, unless I'm missing something very obvious: https://chatgpt.com/share/0a9d3674-0d79-4891-8045-f70376fbc721 https://chatgpt.com/share/0a9d3674-0d79-4891-8045-f70376fbc7...
Events:
A: Ice cream sales
B: Temperature
C: Incidence of sunburn
Correlations:
A and B are correlated: Ice cream sales (A) and temperature (B) are positively correlated. As the temperature increases, ice cream sales tend to increase because people are more likely to buy ice cream to cool down.
B and C are correlated: Temperature (B) and incidence of sunburn (C) are positively correlated. Higher temperatures often mean sunnier weather, which increases the likelihood of people getting sunburned if they spend time outside without proper sun protection.
A and C are uncorrelated: Ice cream sales (A) and incidence of sunburn (C) are uncorrelated directly. While both are influenced by temperature, one does not cause the other. People can buy ice cream without getting sunburned, and people can get sunburned without buying ice cream.
- hnlandfr 2y agoThat looks wrong! As Slashdot never got tired of mentioning, correlation != causation. So A and C are still correlated, a causal relationship is not relevant.