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Morendil comments on Taking "correlation does not imply causation" back from the internet - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Morendil 04 October 2012 02:53:58PM 4 points [-]

Great answer, thanks. At the same time, I am reminded of gwern's recent admonitions against "letting the better be the enemy of the good":

  • I'm all in favor of giving the "correlation does not imply causation" meme better and more effective Internet visibility, perhaps with a friendly illustrated guide: "A simple explanation of association and causation".
  • I'd be dead set against snarky content that runs even the slightest risk of making people feel dumb for knowing something that useful.
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