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The main problem of correlation is that researchers often "start with a conclusion and then fill in the blanks".
The thing is that several items can fill in these blanks. With coherence.
Making predictions based on these techniques is often misleading & in some cases even dangerous.
You can attribute the irreplicability of several "scientific findings" to the use of correlation.
Correlation is great for " analysis" but not a way for drawing a conclusion
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The main problem of correlation is that researchers often "start with a conclusion and then fill in the blanks".
The thing is that several items can fill in these blanks. With coherence.
Making predictions based on these techniques is often misleading & in some cases even dangerous.
You can attribute the irreplicability of several "scientific findings" to the use of correlation.
Correlation is great for " analysis" but not a way for drawing a conclusion