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Why Correlation Usually ≠ Causation

Gwern

"Despite this admonition, people are overconfident in claiming correlations to support favored causal interpretations and are surprised by the results of randomized experiments, suggesting that they are biased & systematically underestimate the prevalence of confounds / common-causation."

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Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half

David Robinson

An analysis of tweets from Donald Trump and his staff during the 2016 US Election campaign.

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Exploring Bob Ross paintings

Emily Robinson

"If you’ve seen Bob Ross paintings, it’s probably not too surprising that 'tree' is the top feature."

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