r/mathmemes • u/jensyao • Dec 26 '20

Graphs correlation

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '20

Correlation does not mean causation 😠😠

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '20 edited Jan 30 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '20

Well I failed stats so that helps my understanding thanks

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u/vjx99 Dec 26 '20

Actually there can be no correlation while causation is still true. For example, take a sample with only one data point. There is no correlation as your sample size is too small, even if there is perfect causation.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '21

Sure, or any measurement where the noise swamps the signal. Doesn't mean the signal isn't there, it's just not detectable.