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> You shouldn’t make an assumption in either direction. The null hypothesis is usually that there is no effect. Otherwise we'd say 'do life forms from the Andr
by mmooss 9mo ago
> You shouldn’t make an assumption in either direction.
The null hypothesis is usually that there is no effect. Otherwise we'd say 'do life forms from the Andromeda galaxy affect climate change? We have no data, so shouldn't make an assumption either way.'
Correlations aren't perfect, but you'd need data correlating it with race. East Asia has many other differences such as diet. Why the drive to find an intellectual basis for discrimination based on race? It generally has only reflected biases and has had very bad consequences.
- rayiner 9mo agoWe already know the null hypothesis (that there will be no change) is false. So the question here is about finding the cause of why the null hypothesis is false. Ruling out one category of explanations, and, in practice, assuming a different category of explanations, is bad science. It’s also harmful. We know, for example, that south asians develop cardiac problems at lower BMIs than other groups. We know biology is a dominant factor in longevity: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/health/longevity-lifespan-age-genes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/health/longevity-lifespan.... We need to follow these leads so we can give people the best medical advice. The possibility of bias isn’t an excuse. Doctors have an obligation to address medical differences that are real and exist while not succumbing to bias. You gotta walk and chew gum at the same time.