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spurious correlation of ratios: a standalone construct

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correlation that appears between ratios or indices sharing a common denominator even when the underlying raw variables are unrelated.

In statistics, spurious correlation of ratios refers to correlation that appears between ratios or indices sharing a common denominator even when the underlying raw variables are unrelated. This meaning comes from Pearson (1897) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.[1]

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References

Pearson, K. (1897). Mathematical contributions to the theory of evolution.: On a form of spurious correlation which may arise when indices are used in the measurement of organs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 60(359-367), 489-498. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1896.0076

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