Causation & Correlation

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by crackgmat007 » Mon May 18, 2009 9:10 pm

Can anyone help me understand the difference between causation and correlation? Preferably with an example. Tx.

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Re: Causation & Correlation

by vinaynp » Mon May 18, 2009 9:46 pm

crackgmat007 wrote:Can anyone help me understand the difference between causation and correlation? Preferably with an example. Tx.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlatio ... _causation

This theory aptly applies to the problem which I posted couple of days back:-

https://www.beatthegmat.com/immune-syste ... 36810.html

Hope this helps.

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