34.6 Looking at Two Variables Together: Correlation and Regression
Point 7 of 7
34.6.7 Correlation Is Not Causation
Core idea
Ice cream sales and drownings both rise together, but the real culprit is summer; a link doesn't have to mean a cause
Module goal. Move from a single variable to paired data, describe correlation, fit a line, use it to predict, and understand that correlation is not causation
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