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Pitfalls of Researching – Correlative/Causative Relations Many of my students hear me repeatedly say that “Correlation is not Causation.” Just because there is a link between two things does not mean one is the result of the other. E.g. Chinese food must be healthy because Chinese people are thin. This presupposes that thin is healthy (anorexics, bulimics) Implies that Chinese are thin because of the food, not other factors (health, genetics, exercise, restricted diet, etc.) If Chinese food is so healthy, then why am I so fat after 14 months of eating it? Do NOT presume that two things that ar