remember correlation does not mean causation

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remember correlation does not mean causation

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Next time I lecture on the interpretation of social statistics I am so going to use this slide:



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Here's my personal favorite. But in this case, the causal link might actually exist! :)
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Oh yes, thanks for that. Start my day with a good laugh both post great.
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Well, whatever they're doing with those 20 year olds, I guess it's working perfectly! [:D]

It reminds me of a parody protest sign from the 1980s, "Stop US Involvement in North America!"
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[:D]

Thank you for sharing. [:)]
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That's awesome. I used to have pics newspaper clips of just those very things and one of them was indeed that teen pregnancy goes down but I think the newspaper said something like, "Researchers have found that teen pregnancy goes way down after 25."
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ORIGINAL: jwolf

Well, whatever they're doing with those 20 year olds, I guess it's working perfectly! [:D]

It reminds me of a parody protest sign from the 1980s, "Stop US Involvement in North America!"

Hmmm... and I just castrated three male goat kids this morning. [:D]
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ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Well, whatever they're doing with those 20 year olds, I guess it's working perfectly! [:D]

It reminds me of a parody protest sign from the 1980s, "Stop US Involvement in North America!"

Hmmm... and I just castrated three male goat kids this morning. [:D]


Circumcised, no, you castrated! oh my![:D]
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