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by dzdt 1341 days ago
This.

Looking at this kind of research is a kind of game: statistically most such research is wrong [1], so the game is to spot the mistake as to why the research is wrong.

I think you are winning this round!

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182327/

1 comments

In this field of observational epidemiology, "most" is an understatement.