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This is a classic example for "correlation does not imply causality". I believe the rate has decreased mainly due to improved education, and other suicide prev
by sajithdilshan 9y ago
This is a classic example for "correlation does not imply causality".
I believe the rate has decreased mainly due to improved education, and other suicide prevention services by NGOs, not because of the lack of availability of pesticides.
- achileas 9y agoIt would probably help if you read the research. That's the lowest hanging fruit, I guarantee you any published paper (in a real journal, as this one was) handles that in one way or another - e.g. there are ways to give evidence for causality or a causal relationship.
- Anderkent 9y agoUm, there's a very clear causative model: not having toxic pesticide on hand makes poisoning yourself with pesticide much harder! Did you even read the article before assuming the two must be unrelated?