3 of 1 ·Together Does Not Mean Because

Lesson 3 · Patterns and Exceptions
Separate things that move together from things that cause one another.
Click to zoomIllustration supporting Correlation is a clue, not a causeTwo things can rise together because one causes the other, because a third factor affects both, or by coincidence. Association begins an investigation; it does not finish it.
Ice-cream sales and sun-umbrella use both rise on hot days. Ice cream does not cause umbrellas; hot weather influences both.
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