xkcd on statistical language
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Today's xkcd:
Mouseover title: "Donate now to help us find a cure for causality. No one should have to suffer through events because of other events."
More on a related topic:
Mouseover title: "We carefully sampled the general population and found that most people are familiar with acquiescence bias."
mg said,
May 17, 2022 @ 11:11 am
As a biostatistician who's been working from home since the start of the pandemic, seeing these xkcd's when they appeared are the first thing that's made me wish I were back at the office, just so I could have a door to post them on for my statistical co-workers.
KeithB said,
May 17, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
It's just one darned thing after another!
J.W. Brewer said,
May 17, 2022 @ 1:47 pm
I pointed this out to a family member who responded by claiming that "Everyone who confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead."
David Morris said,
May 17, 2022 @ 3:33 pm
Everyone who *doesn't* confuse correlation with causation eventually ends up dead, too!
Mark P said,
May 18, 2022 @ 7:43 am
Correlation is not causation, but correlation is definitely correlated with causation.
bks said,
May 18, 2022 @ 7:45 am
Correlation is not causation but that's the way to bet it.
KeithB said,
May 18, 2022 @ 8:12 am
Nancy Pelosi just got bit by this:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/17/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-repeats-outdated-economic-theory-link/
Jon W said,
May 18, 2022 @ 11:45 am
Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/552/