Sign up FAST! Login
Home Profile Create Page

Correlation is not causation.

By Adam Rifkin

 

Press the Follow Stash button to follow this Stash

People who drank three to five cups of coffee per day had a lower risk of premature death than those who didn't drink.

Does Fungus Cause Alzheimer's?

Overthinking Worriers Are Probably Creative Geniuses, Research Finds

Can rice actually save your wet phone? No.

Being pessimistic about the future may cause depression, new study by Martin Seligman and Ann Marie Roepke finds

10 Keys to Job Satisfaction, Backed By Research | TIME

Spurious Correlations

Spurious Correlations

The Psychology Behind Messy Rooms: Why The Most Creative People Flourish In Clutter

Serotonin not found to be a major player in depression

The Economic Benefits of Being Beautiful

Belief in Evolution Versus National Wealth

Why Overfitting is More Dangerous than Just Poor Accuracy

Big data and hiring: Robot recruiters | The Economist

When thinking about the big data era, what are some statistical ideas we've already figured out?

Data & Healthcare. Humans are not good when 500 variables affect a disease. We can handle three to five to seven, maybe.

Spurious Correlations finds the hidden, totally pointless connections between everything

Important Economics Lesson; Spurious Correlations Are Spurious

Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans as Antarctic Ice Melts - NYTimes.com

Peter Attia: What if we’re wrong about diabetes? | TED.com

New York Times on Safe VC Betting using Big Data

Management ? Success ? Leadership ? Mostly Bullshit. ~Scott Adams

Facebook Study On Language And Personality

Unaffectionate parents? Congrats, you will have a successful Internet career!

Cancer 'tidal wave' on horizon, warns WHO

Using Data to Pick the Optimal Name for Your Startup

Great Vegetarians in History

Spurious Correlations - 20 Insane Things That Correlate With Each Other

Antioxidants may be a wrong theory