YouTube. (2019, January 7). Statistical Rethinking Winter 2019 Lecture 05. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0tO64mtYMU&amp;t=211s. 

Statistical Rethinking Winter 2019 Lecture 05

1. Causation does not imply correlation directly
2. Causation implies conditional correlation 

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1. Possible to cause spurious correlation
2. Hide real associations

Shortcomings of Multiple Regression

Why Multiple Regression can Cause Spurious Correlation

Spurious correlation is when two variables appear to be directly influencing each other when in reality they are not. Usually this misconception is caused by a confounding variable. DAGs (directed acyclic graphs) can help visualize which variables may influence each other and indicate if there is a possibility for a spurious correlation.  

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