Definition of Spurious correlation

1. Noun. A correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables.

Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Correlation, Correlational Statistics

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurious Correlation

spurge laurel
spurge nettle
spurges
spurgewort
spurgeworts
spuria
spuriae
spurion
spurionic
spurions
spuriosities
spuriosity
spurious
spurious ankylosis
spurious cast
spurious correlation (current term)
spurious infection
spurious infections
spurious meningocele
spurious pregnancy
spurious torticollis
spurious wing
spuriously
spuriousness
spuriousnesses
spurless
spurlge
spurlged
spurlges
spurlging

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