Causation
Nov 4 · 3 min read

“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.

