Posted on 09/12/2013 7:46:51 PM PDT by Pharmboy
Notice the bait and switch: They say the study finds more homicides, in the headline, then they switch it to more “gun homicides” in the study.
Looking only at “gun homicides” is classic selection bias. It is choosing the results before the study is done.
Consider “hospital deaths”. Obviously, we can eliminate “hospital deaths” by eliminating hospitals. But then the overall death rate rises.
It is the same thing in considering “gun homicides” without considering the overall homicide rate.
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