what’s the difference between correlation and causation?
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The big trick is that correlation can give people incredibly misleading information at times. Such as “People who own horses are more likely to live longer.” [https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2019/08/12/research-finds-women-who-own-horses-live-longer-than-those-who-dont/](https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2019/08/12/research-finds-women-who-own-horses-live-longer-than-those-who-dont/) So people start to think, “Owning a horse makes you healthy!” rather than going “People who own horses are likely to be rich, since owning the land to keep a horse is expensive, and richer people are more likely to be able to afford better medical treatment.”
Correlation can lead to people making bad associations, and thus making bad decisions.
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