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[quote=Anonymous]This USA today headline is an example of why we need better data science and journalism. You can make numbers say anything you want. Did you know that carrying matches or a lighter in your pocket means you are 30 times more likely to get lung cancer? Except the matches are a confounder, a false exposure. It turns out that smoking is the real risk. 70% of Tesla owners are male, as opposed to 57% for Honda or 59% for Toyota. 74% of car crash fatalities involve male drivers. I can’t say for certain, but I’ll suggest that gender is the real exposure here. But we won’t know unless there is better analysis of the data. Until then, it’s just more crappy journalism that USA Today excels in. [/quote]
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