[yor_on (OP)]

Patterns in the climate change mosaic. 

Do you agree?

[LeeE]

It certainly raises a valid issue.

I think the best illustration of how causality in statistics can be misinterpreted, that I've heard of, was the hypothetical one that looked at the percentage of tea-drinkers in gaol, which implied that because > 98% of the inmates drank tea, the most common factor in committing crimes was the consumption of tea.

[Geezer]

It certainly raises a valid issue.

I think the best illustration of how causality in statistics can be misinterpreted, that I've heard of, was the hypothetical one that looked at the percentage of tea-drinkers in gaol, which implied that because > 98% of the inmates drank tea, the most common factor in committing crimes was the consumption of tea.

Oi! Is you saying I'm a tea leaf then?

[yor_on (OP)]

Thank God I bought me some coffee
Eh, that is safe I hope?

One more thing to worry about