Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

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Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil
Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil
Survivor bias cuts both ways and can be erroneously used to argue both for and against vaccine safety

Survivor bias cuts both ways and can be erroneously used to argue both for and against vaccine safety

An example based on deadly cinema attendance

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