A little tidbit for non-cardiologists who might not've heard of the Smoker's Paradox. WHY INCOMPLETE DATA CAN MISLEAD! Yrs ago it was observed that although smokers had more heart attacks (MIs), they actually did *better* after having had one, compared to a non-smoker. wtf?pic.twitter.com/fctVWt7ga1
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Replying to @MedCrisis @GidMK
Isnt that the same with the bullets in airplanes during war observation? Only those planes that did not crashed, hence made it back to base, could be observed.
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Replying to @TheSkepticalSc2 @MedCrisis
Similar idea, survivorship bias
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