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疑似相関 (ぎじそうかん, gijisoukan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Spurious correlations are often caused by a third variable.
A spurious correlation can be seen in this data.
Kanji 疑 doubt, distrust, be suspicious 似 becoming, resemble, counterfeit 相 inter-, mutual, together 関 connection, barrier, gateway Related words 相そう 関かん 関かん 係けい 相関関係 is a general term for correlation, while 疑似相関 specifically refers to a misleading correlation that is not causal.
因いん 果が 関かん 係けい 因果関係 means a causal relationship, which is what 疑似相関 lacks despite appearing correlated.
Etymology Compound of 疑似 (pseudo-, quasi-) and 相関 (correlation). The term is a direct translation of the English 'spurious correlation' used in statistics.
