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When you have that much information, the chances for spurious conclusions are also endless.
by speechduh 11y ago
When you have that much information, the chances for spurious conclusions are also endless.
- __z 11y agoYep. Too much information in the absence of symptoms can actually a bad thing. https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/a-skeptical-look-at-screening-tests/ https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/a-skeptical-look-at-scr... "When pharmacies in the UK started offering glucose and cholesterol tests, the number of visits to doctors increased, but only 10% of people with positive tests needed treatment"
- 2muchcoffeeman 11y agoI get a warning when I click on that link. Is this the same article http://www.delfini.org/Publications/SKEPDOC.15-3_Screening.pdf http://www.delfini.org/Publications/SKEPDOC.15-3_Screening.p...?
- __z 11y agoStrange, i don't get a warning, but the certificate has only been valid since yesterday.