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jakeargent
on Oct 24, 2016
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Poor kids who do things right don't do better than...
It's not about the academic source's basis on opinion, but on correlation studies.
This is your friendly reminder that correlation is not causation.
falcolas
on Oct 24, 2016
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"Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'."
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davesque
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Ugh...this is your friendly reminder that a lot of people already know this and pointing it out doesn't make you look smart.
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This is your friendly reminder that correlation is not causation.