Crime rates rise with ice cream consumption. Divorce rates rise as people use more margarine. These are classic examples of spurious correlations (Fletcher, 2014). Statistically, these variables move ...

Correlation studies of Google search results have a long tradition in SEO. But they also may be unreliable for providing insights into how Google ranks web pages. Using insights from correlation ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

While it’s commonly believed that the price of ETH follows Bitcoin, research shows that ETH is an independent asset. Cryptocurrency market sentiment is often influenced by various factors, such as ...

Today’s post is the third, and final, one in a series providing guidance to teachers on how to interpret education research. Cara Jackson currently serves as the president of the Association for ...