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Correlation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions

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Correlation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions

A four-minute minutephysics video arguing that causal models and causal networks let statistics infer causation from correlation. It touches on Reichenbach's principle, common causes, feedback and quantum causal discovery.

HN people link it as a short, accessible summary of Judea Pearl-style causal inference when someone repeats that correlation cannot imply causation.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2022

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