correlation does not equal causation.
indeed it does not.
but correlation can lead to discovering causation or even larger phenomena. which is why i pay attention to “it” when appropriate. do you?
correlation does not equal causation.
indeed it does not.
but correlation can lead to discovering causation or even larger phenomena. which is why i pay attention to “it” when appropriate. do you?
Determining causation is often stymied by little things like ethics. This is where correlation becomes the “best guess” to avoid ethical quagmires.
For example much of our medical science often starts out based upon correlation studies. Eventually indirect evidence can be used to confirm partial causation.