Who said "Correlation does not imply causation".

[Stu]

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"Silvert, Henry" wrote:

> 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.

Absolutely. Without both a working hypothesis and a literature search one could
say that cancer causes cigarette smoking.

Stu
Garfield High School
Los Angeles

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