Why are soda and ice cream each linked to violence? This article delivers the final word on what people mean by "correlation does not imply causation."
- Ice cream consumption is actually linked to shark attacks.
- But the relationship is correlative, not causal.
- It's pretty stunning how media outlets skip over this important detail.
I'll explain -- but also go much further and show you… wait for it… that figuring out why such things are true doesn't even matter at all for driving decisions with data. Who the how? It's time for the "correlation does not imply causation" clarification proclamation moment of zen clarity. Let's do this!
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