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Correlation does not imply causation

Known as: Corellation-causation, Correlation does not mean causality, Circular cause and consequence 
"Correlation does not imply causation" is a phrase used in statistics to emphasize that a correlation between two variables does not imply that one… 
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Alignments of random pointsBayesian structural time seriesBell's theoremButterfly effect

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Causal inference

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2017
2017
correlation does not imply causation
2008
2008
Judging Covariation and Causation
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Asymptotic SER and Outage Probability of MIMO MRC in Correlated Fading
This letter derives the asymptotic symbol error rate (SER) and outage probability of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Confounded Expectations: Informedia at TRECVID 2004
For TRECVID 2004, CMU participated in the semantic feature extraction task, and the manual, interactive and automatic search… 
2000
2000
Realism Regained: An Exact Theory of Causation, Teleology, and the Mind
In this wide-ranging philosophical work, Koons takes on two powerful dogmas: anti-realism and materialism. In doing so, Koons… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Science and Necessity: Bibliography
Preface 1. Realism and truth 2. Quantities 3. Modal language and reality 4. Modal ontology 5. Laws of nature 6. Causation 7… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Not In Our Genes, Steven Rose, R.C. Lewontin, Leon J. Kamin. Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex (1984), xi, +322. Price £3·95
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
Causation, Valuation, and Chance in Personal Injury Torts Involving Preexisting Conditions and Future Consequences
It has been observed that sooner or later most of those who are interested in the law of torts turn their attention explicitly to… 
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1978
Highly Cited
1978
Theoretical determination of molecular structure and conformation. I. The role of basis set and correlation effects in calculations on hydrogen peroxide
Equilibrium structure and barriers to internal rotation of hydrogen peroxide have been accurately determined with the Hartree… 
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1965
Highly Cited
1965
Causation of sexual preferences of the house mouse. The behaviour of mice reared by parents whose odour was artificially altered.
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