We are delighted to share the next issue of Statistics Teacher with you as we start 2026. As you begin the new year, we want 2026 to be full of statistical adventures and hope this issue can support you in that endeavor, providing ideas, activities, and resources to engage you throughout your statistics teaching journey. In this issue, we share two articles … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Spring 2026
spurious correlation
The ‘Perfect’ Regression: A Device for Demonstrating Spuriousness and Overfitting
By Joseph G. Eisenhauer Misinterpretation of regression results—particularly confusion between correlation, causation, and predictive power—remains a challenge in statistics education. This paper introduces the “perfect” regression as a pedagogical device for illustrating spurious correlation and overfitting. Using extreme cases with small samples and randomly generated … [Read more...] about The ‘Perfect’ Regression: A Device for Demonstrating Spuriousness and Overfitting