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wcollar

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10. Exactly! Correlation is NOT causation.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:09 AM

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From the article; “ Our findings support previous studies regarding the association between prenatal and perinatal acetaminophen exposure and childhood neurodevelopmental risk and warrant additional investigations.”

Key word association.
A classic example is that there is a strong correlation between ice cream consumption and shark attacks. No one claims eating ice cream triggers shark attacks. Instead, we know that in the summer we eat more ice cream and swim on the ocean.

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The problem with that as many physcians have noted BumRushDaShow Tuesday #9

Exactly! Correlation is NOT causation. wcollar Tuesday #10

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Excellent - thank you. TheRickles Tuesday #15

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