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Do you know of an effective way how to explain to a person that correlation doesn't imply causation? (lemmy.bowyerhub.uk)
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[–] Praxinoscope@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Monthly deaths from drowning correlate to ice cream sales.

Ice cream doesn't cause drowning, but both numbers go up at the same time of year (summer)

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That’s brilliant!