In article , Duncan Heenan
writes


What serious science do you refer to? Medicine or Statistics?
I was using twisted irony to illustrate the difficulty in some cases of
deciding causality when interpreting statistical data, which has been
something I've been involved in professionally for much of my adult life. I
find that in serious issues it often helps to exercise one's sense of
humour; I apologise that in this case it led to a failure in yours.

OK, fair enough. I just see so many cases of people both assuming
causality and ignoring relative population sizes in comparing absolute
numbers that I get a bit sensitive
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"