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.

The internet savvy like to summarize this lesson as "correlation does not imply causation." But that, too, is wrong. We study correlations precisely because we are hoping to discover a causal effect.

Advertisers need a refresher course on the difference between attribution and causation – and why proving the latter is so much harder but also more valuable. “Correlation does not imply causation,” ...

Much of the time, people derive causation from correlation. Put another way, when two odd circumstances seem to align with one another, people assume that one causes the other. Such logic simply makes ...

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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.