{"id":3718,"date":"2024-06-19T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/?p=3718"},"modified":"2024-07-08T11:45:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:45:34","slug":"exploring-correlation-does-not-imply-causation-in-introductory-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/exploring-correlation-does-not-imply-causation-in-introductory-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring &#8220;Correlation Does Not Imply Causation&#8221; in Introductory Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Poster Presentation Time:<\/strong> 1225-1400; 1500-1600<\/h6><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Venue<\/strong>: K4, Tai Po-Shek-O Room, Lower Level I<\/h6><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/h6><p><strong>&#8211; Dr Kin Yat LIU<\/strong>, Lecturer, Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/p><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u201cCorrelation does not imply causation\u201d is an important concept that is included in almost all introductory statistics courses. Comprehending this concept is crucial for students to grasp advanced statistical concepts like multivariate analysis, Simpson&#8217;s paradox, and causal inference. However, the intricacies of this principle are often not explored in depth. To address this, we employ simulated experiences and the use of Monte Carlo simulation to provide students with an understanding of the significance and fundamental nature of the idea that \u201ccorrelation does not imply causation.\u201d<\/p><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Theme<\/strong>: 1. Showcase Project Achievements<\/h6><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sub-theme<\/strong>: 1.4&nbsp; Other UGC grants, Quality Education Fund (QEF), and Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS)<\/h6>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Poster Presentation Time:<\/strong> 1225-1400; 1500-1600<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Venue<\/strong>: K4, Tai Po-Shek-O Room, Lower Level I<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Dr Kin Yat LIU<\/strong>, Lecturer, Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>\u201cCorrelation does not imply causation\u201d is an important concept that is included in almost all introductory statistics courses. Comprehending this concept is crucial for students to grasp advanced statistical concepts like multivariate analysis, Simpson&#8217;s paradox, and causal inference. However, the intricacies of this principle are often not explored in depth. To address this, we employ simulated experiences and the use of Monte Carlo simulation to provide students with an understanding of the significance and fundamental nature of the idea that \u201ccorrelation does not imply causation.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Theme<\/strong>: 1. Showcase Project Achievements<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sub-theme<\/strong>: 1.4\u00a0 Other UGC grants, Quality Education Fund (QEF), and Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS)<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"institution":[80],"sub-theme":[94],"presentation-theme":[97],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/73_CUHK_LIUKinYat-scaled.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3718"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4348,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718\/revisions\/4348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3718"},{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=3718"},{"taxonomy":"sub-theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-theme?post=3718"},{"taxonomy":"presentation-theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/presentation-theme?post=3718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}