correlation NEVER implies causation ... and i agree with mike totally At 09:01 AM 12/5/01 -0600, Mike Granaas wrote:
>We really need to emphasize over and over that it is the manner in which >you collect the data and not the statistical technique that allows one to >make causal inferences. > >Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Karl L. Wuensch, Department of Psychology, > > East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858-4353 > > Voice: 252-328-4102 Fax: 252-328-6283 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm > > > > > > > >******************************************************************* >Michael M. Granaas >Associate Professor [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Department of Psychology >University of South Dakota Phone: (605) 677-5295 >Vermillion, SD 57069 FAX: (605) 677-6604 >******************************************************************* >All views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily >reflect those of the University of South Dakota, or the South >Dakota Board of Regents. > > > >================================================================= >Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about >the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at > http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ >================================================================= _________________________________________________________ dennis roberts, educational psychology, penn state university 208 cedar, AC 8148632401, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================