Small sample size leads to misleading causal relationships in data analysis.
The study looked at how the Granger spurious causality test works with small amounts of data. They found that the chance of finding a causal relationship goes up when the data is more consistent over time, but goes down with smaller sample sizes. Changing the test method didn't make a big difference. The type of data and errors in the data play a big role in causing false causal relationships. This research helps us understand how to avoid mistakenly thinking one thing causes another.