Today’s post is a couple of fun little graphs. Neither is actually an inGraph, but both are good reminders that correlation does not imply causation. Let’s take a peek:
I stumbled across this pair of graphs showing a pretty tight correlation between progress on the GDPR Online Deletions horizontal initiative and Dow Jones performance (IIRC thanks go to Xin Cai for throwing this one together). The astute reader will note that the timelines are not at all aligned…but it’s a fun one all the same. Close your tickets, folks - you may just be hurting our economy! ;-)
It reminded me of this little gem that Jim Ockers shot my way around the time I first started igotw:
As the graph title indicates, this lil guy compares DNS queries for linkedin.com against LNKD closing prices. …pretty decent leading indicator, no?
[Disclaimer: The author of igotw does not recommend making investment decisions based upon either of these graphs.]