spurious correlation
spurious correlation
[′spyu̇r·ē·əs ‚kä·rə′lā·shən] (statistics)
The value of the coefficient of correlation when it is computed correctly but its relationship implications are nonsensical or unreasonable.
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spurious correlation
see MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS.Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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