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You make good and valid points, but it's also: "..self-reported..." which always raises questions. Also, was this an actual study. Or simply a statistical pa
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
You make good and valid points, but it's also:
"..self-reported..."
which always raises questions.
Also, was this an actual study. Or simply a statistical pattern detected in UK Biobank members?
Note: Not trolling, just looking for full context.
- thelamest 4y agoIt’s a pattern detected in the UK Biobank dataset. I assume by a study you mean an experiment – it wasn’t one. The dataset is longitudinal, which helps a little, but there’s still a big jump from associations to causal links.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoRight. So this is simply beating up some dataset until a news-worthy pattern appears. Add in self-reported and this is more wishful-thinking than it is science.