Stop saying "observational research is all bad" Observational research is MANY THINGS Rates of diabetes? Observational research Risks of cancer? Observational research Impact of lead on IQ? Observational. Goddam. Research Saying it's all wrong just makes you look ignorant
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Replying to @GidMK
100% I think whenever people say this stuff, it's just a display of absolute ignorance and how the real world works. I also am fond of
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"Misconception 1. There is a hierarchy of study designs; randomized trials provide the greatest validity, followed by cohort studies, with case–control studies being least reliable." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061362/ …
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Replying to @dailyzad @ken_rothman
I like that one! There's definitely a divergence between the reality of scientific research and how people view different study types
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