The original sin of "correlation != causation" https://priceonomics.com/why-the-father-of-modern-statistics-didnt-believe/ …
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Although they still use those bloody graphs to demonstrate the point. Stop conflating multiple testing with this. http://www.drmaciver.com/2014/05/spurious-correlations-and-causation/ …
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And yes, this *is* probably my most niche pet peeve.
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though I'm taking 2016 off because there's so much non-niche to be angry about.
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not destroying the economy is niche to Britons it seems
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I feel like misogyny and economic catastrophe should probably graduate from "pet peeve" to "righteous and justified outrage"
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though I mostly don't manage to work that up and settle for moderate anger lost in a sea of depression and helplessness. Oh well.
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the UK is an utter shitastrophe atm
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