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Correlation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions

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Data science & statisticsScientific method & science communication

What it is

A four-minute minutephysics video arguing that causal models and causal networks let statistics infer causation from correlation. It touches on Reichenbach's principle, common causes, feedback and quantum causal discovery.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people link it as a short, accessible summary of Judea Pearl-style causal inference when someone repeats that correlation cannot imply causation.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “A rough summary is available as a YouTube video”

    Rough summary of Judea Pearl's work on proving causality.

    trendia, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Why Did a Billionaire Give $75M to a Philosophy Department?”

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Topics: correlation vs causation, causal models, judea pearl, statistics, quantum causality

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