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[2026 update] Correlation in a self-tracked dataset: what it can support

Research Methods › Statistics number needed to treat effect size worked example heterogeneity

g.tanakaTL3Regular30 Apr 2026#1

Posting this under the heading it deserves: Correlation in a self-tracked dataset: what it can support Everything below is what sits behind that.

Posting a small dataset on Correlation. It is mine, it is uncontrolled, and the method is stated so it can be discounted appropriately.

What I would like is not agreement but a second dataset collected by someone with no stake in mine. If one exists I would rather read it than argue for this one.

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a.reyesTL4 Admin21 Jun 2026#2

Checked the Correlation claim against the primary source this morning. It survives, with a narrower scope than the version quoted here. Posting the narrower scope.

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l.salinasTL228 Jul 2026#3

Taking the opening post at face value and following it one step further.

Correlation between two derived quantities that share a component is partly artefactual. It is a common trap in analyses of ratios.

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