correlation

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Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.

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Correlations are not explanations and besides, they can be as spurious as the high correlation in Finland between foxes killed and divorces. Gunnar Myrdal

There is zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas. Susan Cain

There thus appears to be an inverse correlation between recovery and psychotherapy; the more psychotherapy, the smaller the recovery rate. Hans Eysenck

The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies. Michael Pollan

There is direct correlation between a society lacking in artistic vision to lack of social conscience, i. e., crime, poverty, and senseless, violent atrocities, materialism. Vanna Bonta

The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning. Stephen Jay Gould

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