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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH‏ @RMCarpiano Feb 4

      If you wanted to know how to pilot a 747, would you turn to a non-expert "influencer?" Of course not! So why do it for public health & #COVID19? Was asked about this recently, giving me chance to write this brief take. Variant on anti-expertise phenomenon.https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/02/03/public-health-expert-says-influencers-should-step-back …

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    2. Patrick Maurer, CSP‏ @PatrickMaurer Feb 4
      Replying to @RMCarpiano @DrThomasDickson

      I think this is a great point, but it’s a bit disingenuous to classify @NateSilver538 as an “Influencer.” He a known statistician who has always shared data with his tweets while qualifying limits of his expertise

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Feb 5
      Replying to @PatrickMaurer @RMCarpiano and

      But he had no previous experience in public health. Just because he's a statistician doesn't mean he's a public health expert.

      4:55 AM - 5 Feb 2021
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        2. Matthew Zabel‏ @matt_microglia Feb 5
          Replying to @gorskon @PatrickMaurer and

          Principles of statistics and methods don’t change when you go from one field to another.

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Feb 5
          Replying to @matt_microglia @PatrickMaurer and

          The specific statistical models appropriate to different fields, however, do. I wouldn't expect the biostatisticians with whom I work to be able to analyze polling data appropriately and don't expect Silver to be able to correctly analyze epidemiological and clinical trial data.

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        2. Patrick Maurer, CSP‏ @PatrickMaurer Feb 5
          Replying to @gorskon @RMCarpiano and

          Exactly what Matthew said. He has expertise in evaluating data. That’s what his take has been—asking questions based on data (& again qualifying limits of expertise). He’s not a public health expert, but to call him an “influencer” is disingenuous esp w how we view that term

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Feb 5
          Replying to @PatrickMaurer @RMCarpiano and

          Yes, but evaluating epidemiological and clinical trial data is a specialized skillset. He's not a biostatistician, epidemiology, or clinical trials statistician.

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        1. Patrick Maurer, CSP‏ @PatrickMaurer Feb 5
          Replying to @gorskon @RMCarpiano and

          Very fair point. I guess that is the missing piece from the article for me—but I’m very glad you raised it here—thank you! Part of it is just the connotation of “influencer” today. He is an expert, but I like how you defined his expertise here. Thanks for engaging (& serving)

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