Coffee, coffee, coffee, multiple co-authorship, coffee, coffee, coffee, the implied linking of correlation and causation,coffee, coffee, coffee, the genome,coffee, coffee, coffee, big data, coffee, coffee, coffee — this new study has plenty of something for lots of everyones: “Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies six novel loci associated with habitual coffee consumption,” The Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium, […]
Tag: causation
Spurious correlations, by the bucketful
Tyler Vigen’s “Spurious Correlations” web site presents many spurious correlations. Correlation does not imply causation, or so they say. What causes people to say that? You might ask that question of Tyler Vigen (pictured here), who is a student at Harvard Law School and a former store detective (at Macy’s) and also formerly a military […]
Causation, correlation, and gunshot wounds & blast injuries to the face
The loud insistence that “correlation does not imply causation” may have inspired this study: “Gunshot wounds and blast injuries to the face are associated with significant morbidity and mortality: Results of an 11-year multi-institutional study of 720 patients,” Steven R. Shackford, et al., Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, vol. 76, no. 2, February […]
Correlation, causation, and a beer commercial
This Australian beer commercial can serve as a metaphor for the question of whether correlation implies causation: (Thanks to Neatorama for bringing the commercial to our attention.)
Puzzle: Hoped to Learn What? Teens & Music
Today’s Puzzle of the Day concerns a newly published study. The question is: What, if anything, did the researchers hope to learn by doing this research? The study is: “Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Determine Media Use by Individuals With and Without Major Depressive Disorder,” Brian A. Primack, MD, EdM, MS [pictured here], et al., […]