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Tilted Cat Head
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It refers to something you learn quickly when dealing with statistics.
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Correlation does not imply causation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Correlation does not imply causation is a phrase used in the sciences and the statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not imply that one causes the other. Its negation, correlation proves causation, is a logical fallacy by which two events that occur together are claimed to have a cause-and-effect relationship. The fallacy is also known as cum hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for "with this, therefore because of this") and false cause. By contrast, the fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc requires that one event occurs before the other and so may be considered a type of cum hoc.
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If we're talking about massive populations as the mode for the construct of the laws, then we'd have to look to China and India. They would have similar if not more violent crimes with guns and such.
I'm sure that there is some culture that is attached to this in some dimension.
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