Might I go one step further and point out the correlation does not establish a causal relationship primarily because it does not point to directionality, at least not without a working hypothesis and some background support.
Henry M. Silvert Ph.D. Research Statistician The Conference Board 845 3rd. Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel. No.: (212) 339-0438 Fax No.: (212) 836-3825 > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl L. Wuensch [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Who said "Correlation does not imply causation". > > I think that phrase has created much misunderstanding. I try to convince > my students that correlation is necessary but not sufficient for > establishing a causal relationship. > _____ > > Karl L. Wuensch, Department of Psychology, > East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858-4353 > Voice: 252-328-4102 Fax: 252-328-6283 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm> > ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
