From:https://www.fastcodesign.com/3030529/infographic-of-the-day/hilarious-graphs-prove-that-correlation-isnt-causation


Anyone who has taken an intro to psych or a statistics class has heard the old adage, "correlation does not imply causation." Just because two trends seem to fluctuate in tandem, this rule posits, that doesn’t prove that they are meaningfully related to one another. While that sounds nice enough on paper, it’s easy to forget when a provocative headline like People Who Have More Sex Make The Most Money woos us with a scenario we wish to be true. (Just imagine what visiting your financial planner could be like!)

Here’s the cure to being duped again. It’s a site called Spurious Correlations by Tyler Vigen—or more accurately, Tyler Vigen’s software. He created code to spot correlations in public data sets and pump out ugly but hilarious graphs in response.

From the site: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations


the more letters in the winning word of the national spelling bee, the more people die from venomous spiders


the more japanese cars are sold in the US, the more people kill themselves in cars


the higher the divorce rate in Maine, the more margarine is consumed by americans

Perception is most peoples reality just as media offers others a simple way to define oneself based on others opinions of what is viable and socially appropriate. The downside, to live as others live is also to possibly not live any aspect of live authentically nor personally. The price for self definition is high, the costs socially can be challenging but a life lived inner directed is a more meaningful way to experience ones world and life...