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Theres another serious problem with blindly throwing in data and looking at what correlations come out. If you have a 100 variables and test for 100*99 correlat
by zaptheimpaler 13y ago
Theres another serious problem with blindly throwing in data and looking at what correlations come out. If you have a 100 variables and test for 100*99 correlations, you will very likely find one. Looking for patterns without a specific hypothesis to test (as a lot of pop-science studies do) is a dangerous approach.
- dllthomas 13y agohttp://xkcd.com/882 http://xkcd.com/882