spurious correlation

spu·rious·cor·relation

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

spurge laurel spurge nettle spurious spuriously spuriousness spurious wing spurn spurned spurner spurred gentian

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