title: Avoiding spurious correlation in analysis of chemical kinetic data.
abstract: This communication demonstrates that improperly formulated data analyses can inflate the strength of statistical correlations and result in drawing incorrect conclusions. The widespread misuse of a second-order kinetic model in the recent literature reveals that many chemists are not aware of the dangers of spurious correlation.
authors: Ocean Chemistry Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida 33149, USA. jia-zhong.zhang@noaa.gov
authors: Jia-Zhong
authors: JZ
authors: Zhang