From Wikipedia:
In 2001, Uttlesford was voted as the best place to live in England, in a survey by the Sunday Times newspaper. A range of factors, including housing costs, quality of schools, and low crime contributed to the overall result. Uttlesford has recently been found to be The Healthiest Place to Live in the UK, due to the relatively low level of obesity problems in the area...
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Uttlesford produced the highest average carbon emissions in the country at 8,092 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling. In response the council stated "We try and lead by example but there is nothing else we can do to get people to save energy".
Causation, correlation or coincidence?
Emailed to me by MA.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
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4 comments:
Where the bloody Hell IS Uttlesford?
None of the above: rather, high energy usage and good health outcomes are both caused by high wealth...
High health makes it easier for you to become wealthy and live in a large house (and perhaps also live to the age where you like the heating up).
L, click the link!
JB, D, that's what's known as 'correlation' (albeit both outcomes are correlated with a separate factor, i.e. wealth).
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