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by mtrower 1292 days ago
I’d say that’s normal (studies being one-dimensional). The idea being to isolate as many complications as possible to get at the heart of one single matter.

I didn’t read the study itself, but usually the scientists (if they aren’t pushing an agenda) are aware of the limitations of their studies. It’s the people reporting and commenting on those studies that extrapolate unwarranted conclusions and generalizations from them.