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"meta-analysis of currently available epidemiological studies" A.k.a., not capable of determining causality. May be a bit closer to a Ouija board than a random
by hirundo 7y ago
"meta-analysis of currently available epidemiological studies"
A.k.a., not capable of determining causality. May be a bit closer to a Ouija board than a randomized controlled trial.
This conforms to my bias as I'm a breakfast person; it's my largest meal of the day. But this kind of evidence is not a good basis on which to change your behavior. It's done because the data for it is available, not because it's probative. Like looking for your keys under the streetlight because that's where the light is.
- rscho 7y agoRandomized trials would be difficult...
- maxerickson 7y agoMeanwhile, statistics is a real discipline that works. It can of course be poorly used.
- ses1984 7y agoHow would you construct a randomized controlled trial that tests this? What are the ethics of putting people in an experimental group that you hypothesize has higher morbidity?