Subtweet to media, especially science writers. When WHO says "there is no evidence", they don't mean something is false. There is no evidence either way. It could just as well be true. Also, "correlation doesn't imply causation" is wrong and stupid, and doesn't debunk anything.
-
-
Yeah, another major failure. WHO went to China, traveled with all the minders, and didn't see evidence of asymptomatic transmission and told us there was none instead of telling us we didn't know, and communicate the limits of what they could ascertain.https://twitter.com/BolognaFishMD/status/1257197972539838467 …
Show this thread -
Coverage has already gotten into the horse-race framing! Instead of political polls or sports betting, we now have model tracking etc. It's not productive or healthy, nor will it help guide us out of here. It's misleading. We aren't getting what we need.https://twitter.com/eadhed/status/1257337806009044993 …
Show this thread -
Yes! There are many types of evidence besides randomized-trials. Sometimes it's not even possible to have randomized trials but that doesn't mean we should act like all the other types of evidence don't exist or are meaningless.https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1257346654409285635 …
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Makes sense - I think stats people are just very aware that people will jump on every piece of positive evidence, and ignore corrections. If the data isn't coming from controlled studies then it needs more study and especially right now, people don't want to hear that.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
It's funny because journalists have been using "no evidence" as a cute description for when Trump is lying. The (verbal) chickens have come home to roost.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
No evidence & no correlation?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.