The Basis for Causal Relationships
from Moore's The Basic Practice of Statistics

 

Possible causes for correlation

  • Common response
  • Confounding factors
  • Coincidental factors


    • Criteria for causal relationships

  • Consistency of association
  • Strength of the association
  • The specificity of the association
  • Temporal relationship of the association
  • Coherence of the association

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