Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site stcvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!stcvax!lat From: lat@stcvax.UUCP (Larry Tepper) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: SAT scores affected by number of siblings Message-ID: <346@stcvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 13:55:06 EST Article-I.D.: stcvax.346 Posted: Fri Jan 4 13:55:06 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 7-Jan-85 02:38:08 EST References: <98@decwrl.UUCP>, <1585@ittvax.UUCP> Organization: Storage Technology Corp. Louisville, CO Lines: 20 > Since I'm not a Sociologist, I'm satisfied with such reasoning. Since I > believe in the scientific method, I think such correlations are capable > of being checked... > > Allen Matsumoto > (decvax!ittvax!allenm) Allen was responding to another article discussing the CAUSES of low SAT scores. The thing to remember about correlations in general is that there is no implication of cause involved. The classical example, as I have heard it, goes something like "There is a strong correlation between sun spots and droughts. Now, do sun spots cause droughts, or do droughts cause sun spots?" The point is, all that one can say is "a correlation exists". The cause, however intuitively obvious, could well be something else. -- One of the survivors... {ihnp4 hao ucbvax!nbires}!stcvax!lat Larry Tepper Storage Technology, MD-3T, Louisville, CO 80028 303-673-5435