Calling BS on Big Data

Remember that correlation doesn’t imply causation. A correlation between two variables (ice-cream consumption and shark attacks) may well be due to a third variable (summer weather).

Interesting article on The New Yorker about BS and Big Data.


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    Heide

    BRILLIANT article. It should be required reading for all voters, everywhere.

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