Stephen Jay Gould Quote

The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.


p. 272 - The Mismeasure of Man (1996)


The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.

The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.

The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.

The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.