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
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spurious correlation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | correlation, correlational statistics |
Examples of spurious correlation
spurious correlation
The most common fallacy in economics is the post hoc fallacy, or spurious correlation.
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Even if the correlation were not spurious, it would be difficult to know which way causation ran.
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But they are implying that this correlation might well be spurious, and that the recent decline in vehicle-miles traveled offers the perfect opportunity to test the causal argument.
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