Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online - Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

Name: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
Uploaded: 2021-10-28
Duration: 7 min
Description: Martin Hilbert, PhD, professor, University of California Davis, uses examples to illustrate and discuss correlation and causation in big data analytics, including confounding variables, spurious correlations, and controlling for causality.

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Martin Hilbert, PhD, professor, University of California Davis, uses examples to illustrate and discuss correlation and causation in big data analytics, including confounding variables, spurious correlations, and controlling for causality.

Chapter 1: Martin Hilbert Defines and Discusses Correlation and Causation
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Chapter 2: Martin Hilbert Discusses Confounding Variables and Spurious Correlations
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Product: Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online
Type of Content: Tutorial
Title: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
Publisher: University of California
Series: UCCSS Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
- Publication year: 2018
- Online pub date: October 28, 2021
Discipline: Sociology, Computer Science, Political Science and International Relations
Methods: Big data, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Social network analysis, Data science, Big data analytics and tools
Duration: 00:07:00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529795974
Keywords:
algorithms, artificial intelligence, causality, confounding factors (epidemiology), correlation, data mining, internet data collection, internet research, Social media, Social network analysis, Spurious correlation
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Academic: Martin Hilbert

Online ISBN: 9781529795974

Copyright: Copyright © 2018 Martin Hilbert

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