Tag: correlation and causation

On the relationship between correlation and causation…

While Michael Bay’s cinematic success and the number of explosions in his movies probably do represent a causal link, such incredible examples of correlating data points in different sets aren’t always linked. As demonstrated by these graphs from Business Week.

Why Michael Bay likes explosions

Correlation would seem to indicate causation in this case… even though cool guys don’t look at explosions.

There’s a bigger exploration of the phenomenon known as “Bayhem” here. Some further stats…