Episode 259
Does Nicolas Cage cause drownings?
Does Nicolas Cage cause swimming pool deaths? Does margarine consumption cause divorce? Tyler Vigen explains why correlations can mislead us
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
June 5, 20143m 18s
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Show Notes
Does Nicolas Cage cause people to drown in swimming pools? Does margarine consumption lead to divorce? Tyler Vigen looked at relations between seemingly unrelated statistics to highlight how correlation can be misleading. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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naked scientistsnicolas cagetyler vigenspuriouscorrelationswimming poolmargarine