Weekly Team Icebreaker · Book Club Edition
Spurious
Correlations
Mad Lib
correlation ≠ causation · but it's always funny
01
Pick a Mad Lib
Mad Lib 1
Mad Lib 2
Mad Lib 3
Mad Lib 4
Mad Lib 5
Mad Lib 6
02
Fill In the Blanks
Reveal the Correlation →
The Result
🧠
The takeaway:
Our brains are wired to find patterns—even in noise. High correlation tells you two things move together. It tells you
nothing
about why. Always ask:
what's the mechanism?
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Real correlations from
tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
· inspired by
Understanding How We Learn