Recent comments in /f/dataisbeautiful

ArvinaDystopia t1_j916g1f wrote

In this thread: people not even looking at the fact that there's no apparent correlation before making regurgitating "correlation is not causation" or "let's all google it!".

I mean, I'm glad people have learned that correlation does not necessarily imply a direct causal link, but can you guys at least look at what you're commenting on?

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toyrobotics t1_j90rg4t wrote

On the x-axis, the furthest left country names are Tunisia and Ghana. But the red line appears to show four data points in the same space. I believe this is because your chart configuration automatically omitted every other name due to overcrowding of the labels on the x-axis. If I’m right, that means you have unlabeled data points.

Also, you have sorted according to one value (gun count — per capita?). But a scatter plot seems like a better way to show the (purported?) lack of correlation.

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