Correlation, Causation and Some Cautions

I found this great post on Twitter and it's such a simple example for a basic stats point.  Thanks to io9. The article explains the distinction and how our cognitive biases can influence what we take as acceptable data.

The original link to the article can be found here: http://io9.com/on-correlation-causation-and-the-real-cause-of-auti-1494972271?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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Here is a screenshot of the article and headline:

Note that the author of the graph intended it as satire, not reality.

Posted by Chuck Schallhorn