SPURIOUS CORRELATION
\spjˈʊɹɪəs kˌɒɹɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \spjˈʊɹɪəs kˌɒɹɪlˈeɪʃən], \s_p_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s k_ˌɒ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables
By Princeton University
