"When the statistician looks at the data to test a given relationship, say, to ferret out the correlation between the occurrence of a given event, like a political announcement, and stock market volatility, odds are that the results can be taken seriously. **But when one throws the computer at data, looking for just about any relationship, it is certain that a spurious connection will emerge**, such as the fate of the stock market being linked to the length of women’s skirts. **And just like the birthday coincidences, it will amaze people**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fooled-by-randomness]], [[correlation]], [[forecasting]], [[data-analytics]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[202410121132 - B - Fooled by Randomness]]