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> It is the express lack of correlation that makes up a superstition, so the opposite of what you're saying is true. Superstitions are generally formed when tw
by saraid216 13y ago
> It is the express lack of correlation that makes up a superstition, so the opposite of what you're saying is true.
Superstitions are generally formed when two things are correlated, but the causative variable fails to be correctly isolated, resulting in the mistaken impression that one event causes another despite being either independent or actually dependent on a third variable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_and_dependence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_and_dependence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_correlation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_correlation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_caus...