>>11289658https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causationIn logic, the technical use of the word "implies" means "is a Sufficient condition for".[5] This is the meaning intended by statisticians when they say causation is not certain. Indeed, p implies q has the technical meaning of the material conditional: if p then q symbolized as p q. That is "if circumstance p is true, then q follows." In this sense, it is always correct to say "Correlation does not imply causation."
However, in casual use, the word "implies" loosely means suggests rather than requires. Where there is causation, there is a likely correlation. Indeed, correlation is often used when inferring causation; the important point is that correlation is not sufficient.
