From the course: Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Prediction, Causation, and Statistical Inference
Join today to access over 24,400 courses taught by industry experts.
Pearson on correlation and causation
From the course: Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Prediction, Causation, and Statistical Inference
Pearson on correlation and causation
- [Narrator] Some years ago, Daniel Engber wrote a remarkable column on Slate about the phrase "Correlation does not imply causation." He noticed that folks get remarkably worked up whenever someone is perceived as trying to sneak by that implication. He hunted down some quotes when an article appeared in the New York Times. The topic happened to be depression and time spent on social media. But the subject, I think, isn't particularly important. The authors of the article apparently were quite cautious about their claims. The social media respondents, on the other hand, were pretty earlier about their opinions. This is the kind of thing that Engber found. "'Facepalm. Correlation doesn't imply causation,' wrote one unhappy Internet user. 'That's pretty much how I read this too. Correlation is not causation,' agreed a Huffington Post superuser, seemingly distraught." 'I was surprised not to find a discussion of…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.
