# illusory correlation

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

**Wikidata**: [Q474900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q474900)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_correlation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/illusory-correlation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora