Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:01 PM
srinathv
Statistically Valid, Nonsensical Correlation!
Interesting read: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=368317 talks about 5 scenarios
- Shaving habits linked to stroke risk
- Nightshift link to breast cancer
- Study finds prayer 'double chance of IVF success'
- Breast implant suicide link
- Tooth loss link to heart disease
Other examples
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ice cream sales and shark attack
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number of cavities in elementary school children and vocabulary size
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skirt hemlines which rise with stock market
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Napa Valley Wine Auction and the Dow Jones
Enjoy ~ Srinath