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Spurious correlation in hydraulics and hydrology
Correlation built into ratios, products, or other functions of two sets of random variables when two sets have some elements in common is defined; it is shown that in many instances spurious correlations are mistakenly interpreted as establishing relationships between single elements when such relationships may not exist or may not be as closely defined as they appear to be; examples are given from technical literature; tables are presented giving means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients for ratios and products of variables, for both general and specific cases.
Spurious correlation in hydraulics and hydrology
Correlation built into ratios, products, or other functions of two sets of random variables when two sets have some elements in common is defined; it is shown that in many instances spurious correlations are mistakenly interpreted as establishing relationships between single elements when such relationships may not exist or may not be as closely defined as they appear to be; examples are given from technical literature; tables are presented giving means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients for ratios and products of variables, for both general and specific cases.
Spurious correlation in hydraulics and hydrology
ASCE -- Proc (J Hydraulics Div)
Benson, M.A. (author)
1965
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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