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How did they determine vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking? I don't see references to the methods they used to make this assessment. Where did that number c

How did they determine vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking? I don't see references to the methods they used to make this assessment. Where did that number come from? As far as I can tell, the number was just made up!

meikos 8y ago
You do know the number 95% comes very frequently from statistical analysis right?
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- JeremyBanks 8y ago
  You know putting "right" at the end turns your comment from helpful to dickish, right?
- myopicgoat 8y ago
  You may be referring to p-values, and the arbitrary 0.05 threshold but in that case, the connection is risky at best and wrong in general (common misinterpretation of p-value as probability of alternative being false)
- sathackr 8y ago
  It comes up at least 95% of the time when discussing statistical analysis.
gammateam 8y ago
Here is Dr Rosemary’s twitter, she was quoted, you can ask her https://twitter.com/DrRosemaryL https://twitter.com/DrRosemaryL
- jostmey 8y ago
  No, Dr Rosemary is not quoted in the article as coming up with the number 95%. That number is mentioned before she is quoted or her name is used
  - manicdee 8y ago
    Call me when multiple longitudinal studies independently verify that opinion.
  - gammateam 8y ago
    Ah ok She mentione that it is much less harmful Still not quantified with a source, maybe she knows one