Causation

Howard Wetsman MD
Nov 4 · 3 min read
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“If you ask the wrong question, the answers don’t matter” — anonymous

It’s an old saw in science that “correlation is not causation.” It’s more than an old saw; it’s an absolute necessity for clear thinking. Just because we see two things correlated with each other doesn’t mean we know what causes what. A very respected colleague reminded me the other day of how easy it is to have assumptions interfere with that clear thinking.

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Howard Wetsman MD

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Addictionologist educating the world soon at GenEdSystems.com. Solves problems with TOC. Author of Questions and Answers on Addiction. Twitter: @addictiondocMD

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