Lumifer comments on Be Skeptical of Correlational Studies - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 21 November 2013 03:36:19PM 3 points [-]

It's hard to calibrate one's skepticism towards correlational studies without knowing what the relevant base rates are.

The relevant base rates are likely to be much different between different subject domains.