NancyLebovitz comments on Politics Discussion Thread August 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 August 2012 12:58:16AM 1 point [-]

The problem is that preventative care is treated as a monolithic entity rather than a collection of things, a small subset of which is responsible for most of the benefits

I agree with the first half, but how sure are you that it's a small subset which is responsible for most of the benefits?

Comment author: RomeoStevens 03 August 2012 01:38:05AM *  1 point [-]

~85% confidence that <=10% of preventative care is responsible for >=66% of the savings.

Comment author: mwengler 03 August 2012 02:53:47PM 2 points [-]

I'm guessing you made up those numbers?

Comment author: fubarobfusco 03 August 2012 06:35:24PM -1 points [-]

"Where do priors come from?"

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 August 2012 05:28:24PM 0 points [-]

I should have asked "Why do you think it's a small subset?"

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