http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/correlation-causation/ Concise, thought-provoking riffs, rants, and raves from a third-grade teacher in Michigan Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/correlation-causation/#comment-2030 Could you please stop trying to blind me with bad-science? | In Practice Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:04:41 +0000 http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/?p=321#comment-2030 [...] the apples to oranges comparison, and  has more to do with logic than numbers. There is also the Correlation = Causation error, that Mark Pullen picks up on in this (along with some other recent [...] [...] the apples to oranges comparison, and  has more to do with logic than numbers. There is also the Correlation = Causation error, that Mark Pullen picks up on in this (along with some other recent [...]

]]> http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/correlation-causation/#comment-2027 TeacherJay Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:25:17 +0000 http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/?p=321#comment-2027 Mark, thanks for putting this out. I frequently see bad science and inappropriate conclusions made from good science published as fact. This is damaging in any area of our lives, but especially when it comes to education where it seems most people feel they are somewhat of an expert anyhow based on their firsthand experience with it (as a child!). <a href="http://edublog.teacherjay.net/2009/01/30/the-obama-effect/" rel="nofollow">I wrote about the same concept when I first read about the "Obama Effect".</a> Mark, thanks for putting this out. I frequently see bad science and inappropriate conclusions made from good science published as fact. This is damaging in any area of our lives, but especially when it comes to education where it seems most people feel they are somewhat of an expert anyhow based on their firsthand experience with it (as a child!). I wrote about the same concept when I first read about the “Obama Effect”.

]]> http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/correlation-causation/#comment-2025 teacherninja Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:13:27 +0000 http://mrpullen.wordpress.com/?p=321#comment-2025 Yes! Thank you! Yes! Thank you!

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