Most of us have heard the phrase "correlation does not equal causation." But understanding how scientists move beyond identifying correlations to establish causation remains a mystery to many.

This is a good example of correlation not being the same as causation. Why Are Correlation & Causation a Concern in SEO?

And here’s an explainer of cause and correlation from STATS at George Mason University. It states: ‘An action or occurrence can cause another (such as smoking causes lung cancer), or it can ...

When Correlation Is Not Causation, But Something Much More Screwy Sampling error? Omitted variable bias? Bah, that's for first-year grad students.

While reporting on data, the difference between correlation and causation comes up often. It's an important statistical concept to grasp when reading any sort of study. We've found a graph that ...

I should reasonably expect a strong correlation between sales of fingerless gloves and cases of frostbite. But correlation, no matter how strong, does not imply cause-effect relationships. Fingerless ...

There's quite a bit of confusion about statistical terms like correlation, association, and causality. While causation is the gold standard, it should not be the only thing we care about.

Creativity exists in the space between correlation and causation. A successful business requires you to show up in that space every day.

Daniel Engber is sick of uppity web commenters pointing out that correlation isn’t causation: Engber leads with a terrible example. The Missouri team in question found that depressed college ...