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[–] 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Not just influencers, but also politicians and news media. I have a master's degree in statistics, and it's not at all uncommon for politicians and media to misrepresent scientific results. Correlation does not equal causation. If a study hasn't been peer reviewed, I wouldn't say that it proves anything just yet. Studies on a non-representative sample aren't generalizeable to the population as a whole. And so on..

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    And science is more about disproving things anyway. It's more of a "this is the best we can tell right now, given the information and observations we currently have"

    Not "zomg vaccines cause puppy deaths! My dog died after getting hit by a car but wouldn't have if he hadn't been vaccinated! See? I proved it!"

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