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One in 20 studies will find that, with 95% certainty, there is a link. You can easily find 19 others that found that, with 95% certainty, there is no link.
by Confusion 10y ago
One in 20 studies will find that, with 95% certainty, there is a link. You can easily find 19 others that found that, with 95% certainty, there is no link.
- kome 10y agoTo be fair, a meta-analysis is already done, and it proves there is a link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/
- takluyver 10y agoThat article does not describe a meta-analysis (or at least it's not clear that it does), and it certainly doesn't 'prove' a link. They classified it as 'possibly carcinogenic' because there is some evidence indicating that it increases the risk of cancer. The evidence is inconsistent, and applying the precautionary principle doesn't 'prove' something.