← Back to context Comment by acheron 9 hours ago Wow, bet they never thought of that. If only the researchers had thought to ask HN first. 5 comments acheron Reply clickety_clack 9 hours ago Would you prefer that people accept claims uncritically? It’s a valid critique of the results. wvenable 9 hours ago If the commenter read the study and found that they did not, in fact, account for that then it would be valid to point it out here.Otherwise, it's just a waste of our time. clickety_clack 6 hours ago By its fundamental design, an observational study cannot account for everything. That is the critique and it is a valid one. 2 replies →
clickety_clack 9 hours ago Would you prefer that people accept claims uncritically? It’s a valid critique of the results. wvenable 9 hours ago If the commenter read the study and found that they did not, in fact, account for that then it would be valid to point it out here.Otherwise, it's just a waste of our time. clickety_clack 6 hours ago By its fundamental design, an observational study cannot account for everything. That is the critique and it is a valid one. 2 replies →
wvenable 9 hours ago If the commenter read the study and found that they did not, in fact, account for that then it would be valid to point it out here.Otherwise, it's just a waste of our time. clickety_clack 6 hours ago By its fundamental design, an observational study cannot account for everything. That is the critique and it is a valid one. 2 replies →
clickety_clack 6 hours ago By its fundamental design, an observational study cannot account for everything. That is the critique and it is a valid one. 2 replies →
Would you prefer that people accept claims uncritically? It’s a valid critique of the results.
If the commenter read the study and found that they did not, in fact, account for that then it would be valid to point it out here.
Otherwise, it's just a waste of our time.
By its fundamental design, an observational study cannot account for everything. That is the critique and it is a valid one.
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