Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓ (cdn.masto.host)

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Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓

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If you are interested, please see also this thread on the importance of visualizing data (the Anscombe's quartet, Simpson's paradox are also included in @LabPlot):

https://mstdn.social/@onemoment/109692198312380103

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