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Correlation vs. Causation

mattstiles:

Love this from Bloomberg Businessweek: 

Correlation may not imply causation, but it sure can help us insinuate it.

Source: mattstiles
PRINT THIS POST WORDS: Notes: 7 12/14/11 — 11:00am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZcgoayDFQpQc Filed under: #statistics  #correlation  #causation  #bloomberg 
The ratio of youth to adult unemployment worsens. In the mostly rich countries of the OECD, the youth-unemployment rate (the unemployed as a proportion of the labour force aged 15-24) in second quarter of 2010 is 19.6%. The OECD warns that recovery will be slow and forecasts that youth unemployment will still be around 20% by the end of 2011.

The ratio of youth to adult unemployment worsens. In the mostly rich countries of the OECD, the youth-unemployment rate (the unemployed as a proportion of the labour force aged 15-24) in second quarter of 2010 is 19.6%.

The OECD warns that recovery will be slow and forecasts that youth unemployment will still be around 20% by the end of 2011.

Source: economist.com
High-res 12/16/10 — 6:02pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zcgoay2BYVDR Filed under: #unemployment  #OECD  #time to go back to China?  #statistics  #graph  #economist 
kateoplis: Understanding the Progress made by the Obama Administration in 2 short years

kateoplis:

Understanding the Progress made by the Obama Administration in 2 short years

Source: kateoplis
High-res Notes: 233 10/18/10 — 10:09pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zcgoay1GMl0U Filed under: #Obama  #President Obama  #politics  #USA  #statistics