That first set of plots is stunning. As somebody who makes a living analyzing data, that is one of the most obscene examples of misleading data presentation that I have ever seen. The authors should be considered as having lost all credibility. And it is extremely unlikely that any competent data analyst would have let that pass unintentionally.
That first set of plots is stunning. As somebody who makes a living analyzing data, that is one of the most obscene examples of misleading data presentation that I have ever seen. The authors should be considered as having lost all credibility. And it is extremely unlikely that any competent data analyst would have let that pass unintentionally.
I can outdo that. Check out one of the guys that was used as a basis for the "myocarditis is worse from covid" argument.
https://jestre.substack.com/p/how-to-lie-with-statistics-mendel
How are they not charged with fraud or at least lose their jobs and titles for ethics violations?