I’ve seen this referenced a lot, especially with psychology, but can someone explain what exactly it means? How does correlation not imply causation? Sometimes, does correlation ever imply causation?
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Two things can be correlated but be completely unrelated and coincidental.
For example the [the number of pirates in the world is inversely correlated to global warming.](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/webdr05/2013/4/9/15/enhanced-buzz-1129-1365534361-10.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
Obviously getting rid of pirates didn’t cause global warming 😉
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