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spurious correlation Definition
(n)
a
correlation
between
two
variables
(
e
.
g
.,
between
the
number
of
electric
motors
in
the
home
and
grades
at
school
)
that
does
not
result
from
any
direct
relation
between
them
(
buying
electric
motors
will
not
raise
grades
)
but
from
their
relation
to
other
v
spurious correlation Synonyms
spurious correlation
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