Talk:Correlation does not imply causation
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Could this article be put in the Logical Fallacy group, under a title such as "The Correlation = Causation Fallacy" --Remarcsd 18:59, 8 October 2007 (EDT)
- I agree with the cat, but not the title change. For these reasons:
- It is actually what it is called (this phrase is how people bring it up)
- "weird" characters in titles can cause unepxected problems. In fact, I think the "=" sign is not permitted. (We had an article with "&" in the title that required database access to delete...)
- It is much more likely that someone will type the existing title as a link in an article or talk.
- I'll check the cat and see if I can go add it to the logical fallacy article. humanbe in 21:22, 8 October 2007 (EDT)
[edit] Latin phrases
You mention post hoc ergo propter hoc, but omit the phrase cum hoc ergo propter hoc, which refers precisely to the topic of this article...— Unsigned, by: 77.186.140.134 / talk / contribs
[edit] Title?
I've always heard this as "correlation does not imply causation", which I think is a little more applicable than "equal."
Acer Blue 19:29, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- That is the name of the WP article so move I guess. TyJFBANBSRADA 19:31, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yes. Щєазєюіδ
Methinks it is a Weasel 19:42, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yes. Щєазєюіδ