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I must be thick skulled, but doesn't this paragrqph from the article provide the evidence they claim they don't have? "As far as I can tell, the justification

by dmbche 2y ago

I must be thick skulled, but doesn't this paragrqph from the article provide the evidence they claim they don't have? "As far as I can tell, the justification for the quote is probably in Table 1, col. 1. Baseline mortality rate (white newborn + white dr) is 290 (per 100k). Black newborn is +604 above that giving 894/100k. Then -494 from that when it is black newborn + black dr giving 400/100k. So the black newborn mortality rate is more than cut in half when the doctor is also black." What am I missing?

zelos 2y ago
If I'm understanding correctly, the issue is "twice as likely to live" vs "half as likely to die", which isn't quite as terrible a mistake as the intro makes out IMHO.
- dmbche 2y ago
  I think you're right - thanks!
- pbhjpbhj 2y ago
  Except 0.07% (99.87/99.8) more likely to live when cared for by a black doctor is quite different to "twice as likely". Still deserves investigation, hundreds of babies died, but it's a very different statistic.
spywaregorilla 2y ago
Halving the probability that a baby dies isn't the same thing as doubling the probability that the baby lives.