Term: spurious correlation: 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
Candidate hypernym: correlation: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other → 1
Candidate hypernym: phalaropus: type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes → 0
Candidate hypernym: quadriplegia: paralysis of both arms and both legs → 0
Candidate hypernym: sparkling wine: effervescent wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: skull session: teaching strategy to an athletic team → 0
Candidate hypernym: perpetual calendar: a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarryman: a man who works in a quarry → 0
Candidate hypernym: liomys: pocket mice → 0
Candidate hypernym: spinach: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads → 0
Candidate hypernym: crown daisy: shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: cross bun: moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze → 0