Spurious correlations: 15 examples - Data Science Central
www.datasciencecentral.com › profiles › blogsJan 26, 2016 · View Blog. Sometimes a correlation means absolutely nothing, and is purely accidental (especially when you compute millions of correlations among thousands of variables) or it can be explained by confounding factors. For instance, the fact that the cost of electricity is correlated to how much people spend on education, is explained by a confounding factor: inflation, which makes both electricity and education costs grow over time.
Spurious Correlations
tylervigen.com › spurious-correlationsHanging suicides US spending on science US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Correlation: 99.79% (r=0.99789126) Hanging suicides US spending on science 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 6000 suicides 8000 suicides 4000 suicides 10000 suicides $15 billion $20 billion $25 billion $30 billion tylervigen.com.