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    Statistical Illusions Entry #0431

    The reason a survey of survivors misses the finding

    Study only the cases that remain and the causes of disappearance become invisible. The missing rows are usually the ones carrying the answer.

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    The hidden part #0431

    The sampling frame is the finding. If the population was selected by outcome, shared features prove nothing about cause.

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