CanadianNomad@lemmy.worldtoscience@lemmy.world•Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓
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1 year agoReminds me of this
If we collect data for monthly ice cream sales and monthly shark attacks around the United States each year, we would find that the two variables are highly correlated.
https://www.statology.org/correlation-does-not-imply-causation-examples/
For those that like to see the study, and not some journalist’s interpretation: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022316623721986
It doesn’t seem conclusive… Just adds to the noise it purports to address.