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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/2...
When I see gee-whiz news reports about science, even in very reputable publications like The Economist, I think to turn to Peter Norvig's article "Warning Signs in Experimental Design and Interpretation"
http://norvig.com/experiment-design.html
to evaluate the research.
Another HN participant told me about a reply to this latest paper by these authors. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/2... When I see gee-whiz news reports about science, even in very reputable publications like The Economist, I think to turn to Peter Norvig's article "Warning Signs in Experimental Design and Interpretation" http://norvig.com/experiment-design.html to evaluate the research.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/2...
I'm really curious as to how exactly they accounted for other factors. They say they compared findings to other studies that looked at other possible explanations, but quite many of them are certainly correlated if not caused by one another.
one can deduce how two kinds of organisms have influenced each other by studying how their respective gene pools (have) co-evolve(d)
So why is the point of having a research about causation when various independent causes can exist and do not test how much the hypothetical cause affects the causation relationship in general? Should I publish a paper on intelligence and ice cream consumption by population in the last 50 years to show how ridiculous the entire situation is?
Sounds like that sort of paper that someone publishes only so that his name get cited more times.
another reason to support universal health care: a smarter public
another reason to support universal health care: a smarter public
You presume that universal health care will lead to a healthier public
PS: Medical outcomes are far more dependent on the average level of care than the peek level of care. EX: There is a lot of evidence that the average doctor is significantly more effective than a "high preforming" doctor that is sleep deprived.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You presume that universal health care will lead to a healthier public
It's been successful in every country that has tried it. Granted, the US has a bad habit of poorly implemented government programs so who knows, we may be the first exception. PS: Medical outcomes are far more dependent on the average level of care than the peek level of care. EX: There is a lot of evidence that the average doctor is significantly more effective than a "high preforming" doctor that is sleep deprived.
Doesn't that depend on the starting point? For example, NHS started during the post WWII depression in the UK. The US isn't starting from there.
I'm trying to track down the stats, but I've heard that the US lifespan is world-longest if you adjust for accidents and homicide, two things that aren't affected by healthcare.
> Granted, the US has a bad habit of poorly implemented government programs so who knows, we may be the first exception.
The US govt gets the same amount of tax revenue per person as the "rich" EU countries. If the benefits are less ....
another reason to support universal health care: a smarter public
You presume that universal health care will lead to a healthier public
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's been successful in every country that has tried it. Granted, the US has a bad habit of poorly implemented government programs so who knows, we may be the first exception. PS: Medical outcomes are far more dependent on the average level of care than the peek level of care. EX: There is a lot of evidence that the average doctor is significantly more effective than a "high preforming" doctor that is sleep deprived.
> It's been successful in every country that has tried it. Doesn't that depend on the starting point? For example, NHS started during the post WWII depression in the UK. The US isn't starting from there. I'm trying to track down the stats, but I've heard that the US lifespan is world-longest if you adjust for accidents and homicide, two things that aren't affected by healthcare. > Granted, the US has a bad habit of p…
Other measures of health care quality, such as infant mortality, are worse in the US than in many other countries. So I doubt it.