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To: Neocon who wrote (42597)	6/28/1999 11:24:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

To have any form of validity the inference must depend on evidence far stronger than statistical correlation. A demonstrable mechanism of causality is essential.

To: Neocon who wrote (42597)	6/28/1999 11:48:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Doggone, Washingtonitis has struck again! Sorry, Neocon, but I am not quite sure what this sentence means either: Many public policy decisions hinge on inferences from correlation, where the mechanism of causality is not clear. This is what I get when I try to translate it: Many public policy decisions are made on the basis of incomplete information. For example, when the data show a statistical correlation between two phenomena, the decision-makers may conclude that one is the cause of the other, even though the data demonstrate no such causal relationship. If so, God help us all!!