#Causation

🔥 Kareem Carr 🔥

Statisticians like me say CORRELATION ISN'T CAUSATION but that's not the whole story.There are at least FOUR different scenarios!A thread. 1. CORRELATED BY CHANCE. There's always a possibility that

Jaydon #FreeMubarakBala

Very long thread with a lot to respond to, so I'll just focus on the crucial part.The fundamental difference between the kind of historical claim atheists tend to accept and

No they don’t. This is what people who don’t deeply understand statistics but want to sound smart say all the time. Correlation implies that you can consider causation, but doesn’t

1/13 The Supreme Court’s opinion in Babb v. Wilkie (addressing the causation standard under the federal sector provisions of the ADEA) is out here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-882_3ebh.pdf My quick takeaway: it is

Everyone knows that correlation is not causation.Many people don't know that in scientific jargon, “predict” and “explain” are *also* not causation. They are forms of correlation.These terms can cause extreme

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

Not conspiracy to murder, but......some emerging news is, on face of it, in territory of misfeasance / misconduct in public office - which is both a criminal offence (ie, prosecutions)

1/17 Understanding the *real* issue in today’s race discrimination case before the Supreme Court: a thread. 2/17 Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Comcast v. NAAAOM, a

Correlation implies causation When a pitcher is dealing you shouldn’t think about taking him out Running Backs matter. Defense wins championships

Go to your room, Newsroom. Update: Causation is now mere correlation.

An incredible chart: three countries had earlier and more effective “social distancing” than any others: France, Italy, and Spain - the three countries with the WORST epidemics. Wonder why. (Maybe

Eric Turkheimer

This, from @mendel_random and others. The authors show that correlations between genotype and phenotype (ie, heritability) can arise from at least 4 sources (there are more). Actual genetic causation is

NudderingNudnik

Thread on consequences:Chains of causation are rarely simple but bear with me.We now have a national political crisis over the actions of 1 unelected political advisor. This crisis endangers all

Great article about what weight to put into studies, and the old correlation != causation. Even when something is closely correlated, causation is not proved. I often think of correlation

jaclyn ☀️ BLM

i just watched a debate where someone stated that implicit bias does not affect behavior, so here’s a thread of ways that implicit bias affects behavior, starting with healthcare! implicit

🔥John Angel Rodriguez 🏳️‍🌈

I do wonder if Trump loyalists such as Nikki Haley do believe in the praise they give to the former president. I don’t feel any genuineness when she says anything

(((Alex Gilbert)))

A new article by Sovacool et. al. in Nature Energy claims nuclear energy is not associated with lowering GHG emissions while renewables are.The article's analysis does not support this contention