SPURIOUS CORRELATION
(noun)Definitions
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Spurious Correlation.
Spurious Correlation - as a noun
A correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables
Example Sentences
"Researchers found a spurious correlation between ice cream sales and crime rates."
"The study concluded that there was a spurious correlation between coffee consumption and intelligence."
"The politician claimed a spurious correlation between vaccination rates and autism."
"The professor explained how a spurious correlation can lead to misleading conclusions."
"There is a spurious correlation between the number of storks and birth rates in certain countries."
