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Correlation is not causation, and correlation does not logically imply causation, but correlation is evidence of causation [1] which in a looser English context
by Jach 12y ago
Correlation is not causation, and correlation does not logically imply causation, but correlation is evidence of causation [1] which in a looser English context could be taken as a sort of implication. Many correlations aren't worth digging into, but others are, so you can't just dismiss all of them outright with "correlation doesn't imply causation."
[1] http://oyhus.no/CorrelationAndCausation.html http://oyhus.no/CorrelationAndCausation.html
- devnonymous 12y agoPlease do not consider comments out of context and reply. That's just ...bad form. In the context of the comment I was replying to, my reply was just a simple way of saying that beyond the scope of direct genetic influence (a.k.a: outside of individuals and perhaps families, as the comment put it) attributing genetic causation to observed phenomenon is simple correlation. Well, that's all I have to contribute.