spurious relationship
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mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor
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Vinony's link graph records 60 inbound references to spurious relationship, and connects out to correlation, irrelevant conclusion and anecdotal evidence.
It sits within the topics Causal fallacies, Independence (probability theory) and Logic and statistics.
Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.
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correlation
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irrelevant conclusion
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