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Some examples of spurious correlation in the literature
Mike Kirkby,
Stephanie Bond, Joseph Holden,
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Mike Kirkby
School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
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Mike Kirkby, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK.
Email: [email protected]
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Stephanie Bond, Joseph Holden,
Corresponding Author
Mike Kirkby
School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
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Mike Kirkby, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK.
Email: [email protected]
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| hyp14348-sup-0002-TableS1.docxWord 2007 document , 15.3 KB | Table S1. Variations on the form of main text Equation (1) in cited publications. |
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