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Regarding the positive correlation bit, I hate to bring it up because it's almost a meme, but this is a prime example of people not understanding correlation an
by cycomanic 7y ago
Regarding the positive correlation bit, I hate to bring it up because it's almost a meme, but this is a prime example of people not understanding correlation and causation. This is why we need domain experts and not some people twiddling with numbers and saying "aha".
- icelancer 7y agoPresent your data showing that authoritarian-led social distancing procedures helped, then. The null hypothesis is that an intervention does not work. I would like to see evidence that shows that these procedures had a meaningful effect in comparison to the trend of what was already occurring.
- mberning 7y agoThe number of people that think they understand the scientific method is astoundingly higher than the number that actually do.