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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: phalaropus: type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: quadriplegia: paralysis of both arms and both legs
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: sparkling wine: effervescent wine
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: skull session: teaching strategy to an athletic team
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: 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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: quarryman: a man who works in a quarry
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: liomys: pocket mice
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: spinach: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: crown daisy: shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cross bun: moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze