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Re:Everything Is Correlated by tcgv on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:02AM (#19807403)
That's very interesting. In the car driving example we can define three variables: 1) Throttle 2) Speed 3) Elevation derivative

If "3" is constant (ex: flat terrain) then "1" and "2" will have strong correlation. However if "2" is constant (ex: cruise control) as in your example, "1" and "3" will have strong correlation.

In the economic example, however, this kind of analisys should be much more complex and take plenty of variables into account.

Re:Everything Is Correlated by zeusk on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:59PM (#19810592)
The key point being identifying those variables and ensuring they remain constant (i.e. in that example - tire pressure, elevation, fuel load etc.)