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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, Jul. 18 - Jul. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: turchin 18 July 2016 09:03:34PM 1 point [-]

But isn't the fatal accident per mile is better predictive measure?

Comment author: ChristianKl 19 July 2016 03:56:25PM 1 point [-]

It might be or it might not be because observational studies don't tend to be good at analysing causation.

In general marketing executives don't focus on using metrics that are good predictive measures. They also don't want to advertise less fatalities but more safety.