On 5 Dec 2001 08:52:41 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Roberts) wrote: > correlation NEVER implies causation ... That is true - in the strong sense, and - in formal logic, and - as a famous quotation among researchers. (And, reported as wrongly contrasted to 'ANOVA'.)
Or, correlation always implies causation - intuitively, or - naively, or - in the weak sense. (I admit it -- I see a sexy correlation and 'implications' cross my mind.) -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
