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Causation implies correlation though. That is, correlation is a necessary condition for causation.
by foobarbazqux 13y ago
Causation implies correlation though. That is, correlation is a necessary condition for causation.
- api 13y agoAs I heard it explained once: correlation does not imply causation, but it does jump up and down and point and gesticulate wildly in its general direction.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoHa ha. To be fair, every time you hit reply, somebody dies within 3 seconds.
- a-priori 13y agohttp://xkcd.com/552/ http://xkcd.com/552/ See the mouseover text.
- doctorwho 13y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_cau... The counter assumption, that correlation proves causation, is considered a questionable cause logical fallacy in that two events occurring together are taken to have a cause-and-effect relationship. This fallacy is also known as cum hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for "with this, therefore because of this", and "false cause". A similar fallacy, that an event that follows another was necessarily a consequence of the first event, is sometimes described as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for "after this, therefore because of this").
- foobarbazqux 13y agoI think maybe you missed the parent comment?