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Noun Concept
Categories: Independence (probability theory), Articles with short description, Logic and statistics, Causal fallacies
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spurious correlation  spurious relationship  Fallacy of causation  Joint effect  Non-spuriousness
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A correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables WordNet 3.0
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A correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In statistics, a spurious relationship or spurious correlation is a mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor. Wikipedia
Mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor Wikidata
IS A
correlation
finitary relation
association
correlation
HAS KIND
spurious correlation of ratios
CATEGORY DOMAIN
statistics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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spurious correlation
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spurious relationship
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spurious relationship
Wikipedia Redirections
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Fallacy of causation, Joint effect, Non-spuriousness, nonspuriousness, Specious correlation, spurious correlation, Third Variable Problem
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Spurious correlation

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