# spurious relationship

> mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor

**Wikidata**: [Q1462316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462316)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_relationship)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/spurious-relationship


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)