Tag Archives: causality

The Friday Funny: New Poll Shows Correlation is Causation

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

There have been quite a few posts on Genuine Evaluation on the topic of causation. We got a kick out of this satirical newspaper report of a polling showing that correlation is, in fact, causality. What a relief! A few … Continue reading →

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Facebook ‘spreads syphilis’ – or does it?

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Patricia Rogers

Another example of how misreporting of findings can undermine effective public response to identified hazards.

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