Christopher Auld: >I can state for the record that "correlation does not imply causation" is far too advanced a concept for most reporters, even those who are supposed to have a technical bent.
That may well be so, but the story you pointed us to does not support it (speaking of unwarranted inferences <g>). Dr. Brothers did not say that drinking causes wealth. She did point out that _some others_ might, seeing the results, might make the bad inference in order to justify heavier drinking. You do not, I trust, think that she is wrong to think that just that, alas, might happen. Michael Michael E. Etchison Texas Wholesale Power Report MLE Consulting www.mleconsulting.com 1423 Jackson Road Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 895-4005
