Category Archives: Quantitative Psychology

Did the disappearance of pirates cause global warming? Probably not…

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Keith Bredemeier

A 2007 study showed that people who are depressed eat more chocolate.  Does this mean that eating chocolate causes depression?  Of course not.  One of the first lessons young scientists learn is that correlation does not equal causation.  Why not?  … Continue reading →

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