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Fewer boys were born in Ontario after Trump was elected president

5 points| fraqed | 6 years ago |cbc.ca

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[+] Ambele|6 years ago|reply
The divorce rate in Maine correlates with the per capita consumption of margarine.

Also, the number of letters in the winning word of the U.S. Spelling bee correlates with the number of people killed by venomous spiders.

Spurious Correlations: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

[+] jmnicolas|6 years ago|reply
There's not a single number in the article, it's hard to judge if the effect is massive or if it could be attributed to a statistical error.
[+] LeoSolaris|6 years ago|reply
Correlation does not equal causation... even if it's causation that would make sense.