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Correlation

Correlation

By: Inception Point AI
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 Felix Mercer dissects one of the most misused concepts in reasoning with analytical skepticism and accessible wit. Explore spurious correlations, confounding variables, and what it actually takes to prove causation. Learn why two numbers moving together rarely tells the whole story and how to avoid misleading conclusions from data.

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  • Correlation - Uncover hidden connections with Felix Mercer

    Correlation - Uncover hidden connections with Felix Mercer
    Apr 16 2026
    Join Felix Mercer as he exposes seductive lies hiding in your data, revealing why perfect correlations are probably fake. This series tears apart spurious relationships and misleading coefficients to show what actually proves causation, helping you spot statistical deception.

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    1 min
  • Correlation - So You Want to Prove Causation

    Correlation - So You Want to Prove Causation
    Apr 16 2026
    Felix Mercer dissects the treacherous leap from correlation to causation, revealing why most causal claims skip the real scientific work. From Nicolas Cage movies to smoking and cancer, he explores randomized trials, confounding variables, and the five questions that separate genuine proof from statistical sleight of hand.

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    30 mins
  • Correlation - The Coefficient Is a Liar (And You're Its Accomplice)

    Correlation - The Coefficient Is a Liar (And You're Its Accomplice)
    Apr 16 2026
    Host Felix Mercer exposes how correlation coefficients mislead through linearity assumptions, misunderstood variance, and data dredging. Learn why squaring coefficients reveals limited explanation, why scatterplots matter more than numbers, and how to interrogate statistical claims before building strategies on them.

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    31 mins
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