Re: [NTLK] OT - Off Topic - Re: Safety

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_mac.com)
Date: Sun Apr 21 2002 - 15:45:16 EDT


on 4/21/02 11:40 AM, aaron tester at desktop_at_lavalink.com.au wrote:

> you shouldn't confuse correlation with causality.

That's what people say when they don't agree with the statistics. ;-) If
they were in their favor, they would be declaring the cause-effect
relationship. When they aren't, they call foul, and say the above. Don't
feel bad, we all do it. ;-)

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