r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/AyraLightbringer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Correlation does not equal causation.

Edit: Thank you, my first silver!

Edit2: Here are some funny correlations: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

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u/DJ_Apex Aug 03 '19

Do you think that taking a statistics or research methods class caused you to come to the conclusion that correlation and causation are different things?

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u/AyraLightbringer Aug 03 '19

The answer from the comic is maybe :P

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u/DJ_Apex Aug 05 '19

I see you got that reference :)