Comments on: Correlation, Causation, and Coincidence http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/ One astronomer's noise is another astronomer's data... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:59:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Vidi: Science « Archaeoastronomy http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/#comment-1775 Vidi: Science « Archaeoastronomy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:55 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1775 [...] Correlation, Causation, and Coincidence One Astronomer’s Noise Nicole tries to claim there’s a difference between correlation and causation in a bid to dodge the blame for the USA’s failure to win the Confedrations Cup. [...] [...] Correlation, Causation, and Coincidence One Astronomer’s Noise Nicole tries to claim there’s a difference between correlation and causation in a bid to dodge the blame for the USA’s failure to win the Confedrations Cup. [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/#comment-1772 Nicole Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:03:49 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1772 That IS a great word. And I liked being teased for being a threat to national security. Fritos and all. That IS a great word.

And I liked being teased for being a threat to national security. Fritos and all.

]]> By: Kate Sherrod http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/#comment-1771 Kate Sherrod Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:38:15 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1771 I had a whole lot of fun teasing you about it on Twitter, but it was only recreational apophenia (great word; got it off William Gibson). I had a whole lot of fun teasing you about it on Twitter, but it was only recreational apophenia (great word; got it off William Gibson).

]]> By: Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/#comment-1770 Nicole Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:03:11 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1770 You make science sound so, so sexy! :-) You make science sound so, so sexy! :-)

]]> By: Rachel Rev http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/07/08/correlation-causation-and-coincidence/#comment-1769 Rachel Rev Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:51:53 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1769 "Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'." - <a href="http://xkcd.com/552/" rel="nofollow">xkcd, 552</a> “Correlation doesn’t imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing ‘look over there’.” – xkcd, 552

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