Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓
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One can fit a curve to anything. One should not.
https://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2017/05/the-datasaurus-dozen.html
Reminds me of this
https://www.statology.org/correlation-does-not-imply-causation-examples/
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We agree. But still, a question is just a question, and you can always refine your questions.
Matejka, J., & Fitzmaurice, G. (2017). Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing.
BTW, the Datasaurus Dozen example is already available in @LabPlot via File > Open Example.
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If you are interested, please see also this thread on the importance of visualizing data (the Anscombe’s quartet, Simpson’s paradox are also included in @LabPlot):
https://mstdn.social/@onemoment/109692198312380103
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