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This article makes the common mistake of confusing correlation with causation. Some data points might correlate but that doesn't imply they cause each other.
by pytrin 14y ago
This article makes the common mistake of confusing correlation with causation. Some data points might correlate but that doesn't imply they cause each other.
- dohko 14y agoExactly right. Did they actually compare students from same school districts but different income families? I would think that what is most likely is that good income family students (who can afford summer schools) probably go to better school, which is by itself self-reinforcing.