One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.
入門統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)課本一開始講的幾個(gè)要點(diǎn)之一,就是相關(guān)性不是因果性。這也是最先被忘記的要點(diǎn)之一。
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.
戰(zhàn)爭即和平。自由即奴役。無知即力量。
——《在滬舉辦茶話會(huì)上的演說》(1916年7月17日)