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Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓ (cdn.masto.host)

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Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓

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[–] LabPlot@floss.social [S] -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

@Hazdaz @science

Is the act of distinguishing a question from an answer as difficult as recognizing spurious correlations?

The question has been raised earlier by others,. See for example this paper from 2021 (Measuring the effect of energy consumption on the epidemic
of overweight in Latin America and Caribbean countries):

https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/8100043.pdf

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[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 3 points 3 years ago

You've fitted a curve through a bunch of points and called it correlation. It is not.

If you want to do this properly, you've got a lot of reading to do.

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