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We should note the selection bias here. The author specifically asked economists for graphs that would "scare" them as part of a halloween themed post. So we
by cvgraham 10y ago
We should note the selection bias here. The author specifically asked economists for graphs that would "scare" them as part of a halloween themed post. So we are only getting the curated "scariest" charts someone could take out of all the macroeconomic data out there and not a real opinion of what they think of the market as a whole.
- misja111 10y agoExactly. Scary headlines sell. Nobody would read an article that announces that everything looks normal and nothing spectacular is going on.
- ianai 10y agoI think the give away was how many of them focus on the UK.
- necessity 10y agoThen it's not selection bias, it's just the selection criteria.