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Worth noting that when you break down the data into age groups the efficacy is substantially higher than that overall number, since the vaccinated population sk
by phonypc 5y ago
Worth noting that when you break down the data into age groups the efficacy is substantially higher than that overall number, since the vaccinated population skews older. An example of Simpson's paradox. Good explanation here: https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-efficacy-vs-severe-disease-be-strong-when-60-of-hospitalized-are-vaccinated https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-...
- finite_jest 5y agoVery interesting, and certainly much more nuanced than the factcheck. I had heard of the Simpson's paradox in another context (university admissions), but really didn't expect it to pop up here.