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"credible inferences" means assumptions which fit the narrative we want to tell. That disclaimer is basically a long-winded way of saying our study provides no
by tssva 8y ago
"credible inferences" means assumptions which fit the narrative we want to tell.
That disclaimer is basically a long-winded way of saying our study provides no evidence of anything.
- robocat 8y agoHowever there is good reason to suspect a series about suicide would cause suicides. "The average increase in motor vehicle fatalities is 9.12 percent in the week after a suicide story" (I love the extra 0.12 points!): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/867044/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/867044/ So the implication isn't so much about copycats, but about contagion.