markb5

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   by markb5 3y ago

   "Correlation does not equal causation" is a very important and pertinent concept in statistics, and I think we should aim to actually understand the concept instead of just trying to warp the meaning of the words to fit the exampl
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   by markb5 3y ago

   It might appear as a correlation due to sampling error, but the two variables have no dependence with each other. There is no correlation with it being February 29 and the bug that was described.
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   by markb5 3y ago

   It's not. There was no correlation at hand here - this was just a coincidence