Points of Significance: Association, correlation and causation

Naomi Altman; Martin Krzywinski

doi:10.1038/nmeth.3587

Points of Significance: Association, correlation and causation

Naomi Altman, Martin Krzywinski

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Correlation implies association, but not causation. Conversely, causation implies association, but not correlation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	899-900
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature methods
Volume	12
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3587
State	Published - Sep 29 2015

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Biotechnology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology

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