c/ask · by gezero@lemmy.bowyerhub.uk · 339dDo you know of an effective way how to explain to a person that correlation doesn't imply causation? 27 points · 13 comments · view on lemmy.world
13 Comments
Praxinoscope@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 339d
Monthly deaths from drowning correlate to ice cream sales.
Ice cream doesn't cause drowning, but both numbers go up at the same time of year (summer)
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 339d
That’s brilliant!
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 339d
jonathan7luke@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 339d
https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Have fun! :)
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 339d
“Butter consumption correlates with the number of epidemiologists in Colorado”
Wtf Colorado!
shittydwarf@piefed.social · 16 pts · 339d
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 339d
We must increase the pirate population dramatically!
TaterTot@piefed.social · 9 pts · 339d
Every single person who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 339d
We don't know that for sure. There several bililon people who have not died yet.
TaterTot@piefed.social · 6 pts · 339d
Sounds like none of them have confused the two then... yet!
Lodespawn@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 339d
100% of people who drink water will die?
jacksilver@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d
Ever time you see a house on fire, you're almost guaranteed to see firemen.
So clearly firemen must be the leading cause of house fires.
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 339d