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>For example, the author notes that there is a 24% increase in heart attacks the day after we lose an hour of sleep during daylight savings. How did the author
by blauditore 7y ago
>For example, the author notes that there is a 24% increase in heart attacks the day after we lose an hour of sleep during daylight savings.
How did the author directly attribute those stats to the "lost" hour of sleep? Even apart of the fact that people don't necessarily lose an hour of sleep, there could be many other reasons. It sounds like a case of conflating causality with correlation.
- apawloski 7y agoI am reasonably confident that the author is aware of the distinction between correlation and causation. If you're interested or skeptical, I would highly recommend this book. It's from the "Sleep Loss and the Cardiovascular System" section of Chapter 8. He includes chapter endnotes discussing sources.