Correlation Versus Causation : How to Differentiate Between Them and Spot Conflations in Published Research / Arman Abednia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abednia, Arman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Correlation (Statistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

Researchers and consumers of research need to effectively differentiate between two key concepts in research, namely correlation and causation. While many may find it rather easy to define these concepts and explain their differences at a theoretical level, in practice they may conflate them. This guide starts with a brief refresher on the concept of correlation and a short explanation of why we may have a tendency to understand correlation as causation. Then it presents imaginary and published examples to facilitate a more nuanced differentiation between the two concepts, partly through a lens of research design. These discussions then form the basis of an analysis of a published study from the perspective of how precisely the researchers reported their findings in correlational or causal terms.

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ISBN:

1-03-622173-3

9781036221737

OCLC:

1523170659