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illusory correlation

phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists
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illusory correlation

Summary

illusory correlation is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #58 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • illusory correlation's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • illusory correlation's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[4].
  • illusory correlation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_nzj[5].
  • illusory correlation's Quora topic ID is recorded as Illusory-Correlation[6].
  • illusory correlation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 130112774[7].

Why It Matters

illusory correlation draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #58 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). illusory correlation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/illusory-correlation
MLA “illusory correlation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/illusory-correlation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_illusory-correlation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{illusory correlation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/illusory-correlation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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