2000/06/01 by Robert Matthews · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · Mathematics · Medicine · #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock #Rangeland and Wildlife Management #Stork #Correlation #Interpretation (philosophy) #Positive correlation #Statistics #Psychology #Mathematics #Biology #Ecology #Computer science #Medicine
paper · doi:10.1111/1467-9639.00013
openalex publication_date 2000/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article shows that a highly statistically significant correlation exists between stork populations and human birth rates across Europe.While storks may not deliver babies, unthinking interpretation of correlation and p‐values can certainly deliver unreliable conclusions.