Correlation vs Causation — Roadmap Step & Resources
Why a strong correlation is never enough on its own to justify a causal claim
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Data Science
Before this step
Mini projects
- Find a real-world example of a spurious correlation and explain what's actually driving it
Interview questions
- What's a confounding variable, and how can it create a misleading correlation?
Study resources
- Correlation vs. Causation (Article) — Khan Academy's clear explanation of why correlation doesn't imply causation.
- Correlation Is Not Causation Explained (Video) — A practical walkthrough of common confounding variable pitfalls.
Part of
- Statistics & Probability for Data Science — section
- Data Science roadmap — the full learning path