Thursday, August 5, 2010

Idle Musings: Correlation and Causation

Yes, correlation is not causation. Correlation is suggestive if there is a good theory implying causation, but it's still not proof. But still...

Is lack of correlation evidence of lack of causation?

The scientific method, after all, is a process of falsifying hypotheses, not proving them.

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