cause is the error of inferring that A caused B when the evidence supports only that A and B are associated. Correlation is not causation: two things can co-occur or move...
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cause is the error of inferring that A caused B when the evidence supports only that A and B are associated. Correlation is not causation: two things can co-occur or move...
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