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I'm looking forward to it. Great comments from diverse perspectives by Villegas, Elliott-Graves, and Skillings. Conference info: apaonline.org/2026pacific#APAPacific26. There's a pinned thread on the book at my profile. #philsci #hpbio #philsky #evolution #ecology #symbiosis #causation #probability

Correlation =/= causation, but available space in my flat is definitely inversely associated with number of Lego sets built.

I also suspect the Colosseum going to need to live on the TV stand for a bit. OR permanently.

#causation #correlation #Lego

An unusual & unique capture of a large Redwood tree trunk that splits into two large, also vertical upper trunks! It and its numerous brightly lit greenish-blue branches & needles are caught in saturated, near sunset light of late day, just before the closing of its protected State Park lands. One thick tree becomes two thick trees sharing one, long life.

#ThickTrunkTuesday of #one #Redwood #tree becoming #two #treetrunks #trees #thick #Redwoods near #sunset #sundown #silhouette #botany #captivating #causation #tall #ancient #ancients #unique #unusual #WestCoastKin #PNW #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #photography #naturelover #naturephotography #nature #aged

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Do #socialmedia CAUSE #loneliness, or do students who feel lonely TEND TO use more social media?

#correlation is not #causation

#Causation, with regard to #massshootings, is very complex, defying simple-minded and polarizing attempts to attach blame. I wrote about it in the early days of my Curren(t) Thinking blog. doncurren.blogspot.com/2022/06/its-...

Cause and effect is harder than a confident headline makes it sound. Quick causation check for viral claims.
#Psychology #CriticalThinking #Causation #ResearchMethods #MediaLiteracy

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Stop buying ice cream.
It kills people.

#Statistics #correlation #causation

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The Trouble with Facts One Motor Vehicle What we call facts are not discoveries of an unfiltered world. They are the end-products of mediation. Let’s walk through an example. Image: Autosmash example. An observer arrives…

The trouble with facts is that they cannot be directly observed.
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Run the Natural Experiment: Find a case where the 'cause' happened accidentally in one group but not another. Compare outcomes.
Persuade with Doubt: To persuade others, don't just state your conclusion. Walk them through your CROSS test. Showing your work builds credibility.

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The Metaphysics of “Why”: A Scavenger’s Guide to the Accident The Broken Map You wake up in the middle of a collapsing building. Someone hands you a map and says, find your way home. You look down. The map is for a different building entirely. One that was ne…

I've long had an issue with the English 'why'. Dan Dennett had similar misgivings. The term in English carries a lot of metaphysical baggage – more than necessary.
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#language #semantics #metaphysics #philosophy #perception #weaselwords #intent #causation #meaning

Many decades I’ve lived, & I’ve noticed something like a social law of #physics: The wealthier, more powerful &/or more educated a home‘s adults are, the less likely you’ll see visible signs of #religious practice in their homes. Am I the only one who sees this tendency? #Correlation #causation.

Confusing correlation with causation: rooster syndrome The rooster crows and the sun rises: cause and effect, or red flag? How to recognise this tactic This is the natural human tendency to assume that, if two events or phenomena consistently occur at …

#causation #correlation
#roostersyndrome
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Causation: What Are Causes? - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology What is a cause? What is it for something to cause something else? This essay presents three of the most important philosophical theories of causation.

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Maths in a minute: Correlation versus causation Wet cats don't cause umbrellas and umbrellas don't cause wet cats.

It's been raining outside and the cat came home wet. People are also carrying umbrellas. Which reminds us that #correlation isn't #causation plus.maths.org/content/math... #maths #mathematics #statistics

The GRADE approach and Bradford Hill's criteria for causation - PubMed This article describes how the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations considers the Bradford Hill criteria for causation and how GRADE may relate to questions in public health. A primary co …

#BradfordHill’s iconic criteria for addressing #causation still resonates with many. How do those criteria relate to #GRADE’s certainty of evidence for causation? This paper explains.

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Covariance.
The shadow and the frost covary.
#philsci #causation

U01.06.004 Bradford Hill criteria Match each Bradford Hill criterion on the left with its correct definition on the right. Carefully read each description — focus on how it relates to causality in epidemiology. Remember, temporality is the only mandatory criterion, and strength, consistency, and biological gradient help reinforce causal inference. Drag and drop the pairs correctly to test your understanding of epidemiological reasoning.

Bradford Hill criteria help establish causation between exposure and disease in epidemiology. #BradfordHillCriteria #Causation #Epidemiology #Biostatistics #PublicHealth #ResearchMethods #EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedicalEducation #USMLE

Key Legal Concept: The NEC Documentation Trap. If nursing documented subtle signs (like abdominal distention) but the MD delayed the KUB X-ray, that timeline potentially defines the Breach. #Causation #MedMalLaw #MedicalNegligence

2/ 📌Don't forget #correlation does not mean #causation. When you say one dietary exposure is related to a disease, do you know if that's causal or is it due to some other exposure in the diet?

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#Correlation or #Causation?

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#Correlation or #Causation?

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#Correlation or #Causation?

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#Correlation or #Causation?

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Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?). And even the backers of those studies say telling pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol […]

Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?). And even the backers of those studies say telling pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol […]

Taylor W. Cyr & Parker Gilley, No Easy Compatibilism - PhilArchive Traditional compatibilists respond to the Consequence Argument by denying either the fixity of the past or by denying the fixity of the laws, neither of which is without theoretical cost. Recently, .....

No Easy Compatibilism

#freewill #philsky #philosophy #action #causation

Indeed

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