miscorrelation
noun
mis·cor·re·la·tion ˌmis-ˈˌkȯr-ə-ˈlā-shən 
-ˌkär-
plural miscorrelations
: the state or an instance of being wrongly or improperly correlated : bad or wrong correlation
the miscorrelation of a rock layer with older layers
Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above