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Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓ (cdn.masto.host)
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Is there a causal relationship between electricity consumption and obesity, or is it just an illusory correlation❓

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

With this kind of cherry-picking and manipulation of data, you have a bright future in the news room of Fox News.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    @Hazdaz @science

    Is the act of distinguishing a question from an answer as difficult as recognizing spurious correlations?

    The question has been raised earlier by others,. See for example this paper from 2021 (Measuring the effect of energy consumption on the epidemic
    of overweight in Latin America and Caribbean countries):

    https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/8100043.pdf

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