The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down18
arrow-up1277arrow-down1imageWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square116linkfedilink
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·13 days agoCorrelation is not causation There could be a 3rd driving force that’s causing both trends, among other possible explanations
minus-squarewebpack@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·13 days agoI think the general consensus is that bigger and more dangerous cars causes more pedestrian deaths.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoI wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case but a correlation (as presented in the first comment) is not a valid explanation (again, as is presented in the comment)
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·13 days agoIt’s good practice 👍🏼 but I probably go for the trucks explanation here
minus-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoWhy? The curves only correlate after 2010. General increase in car ownership might explain both, more deaths and increased truck sales.
Correlation is not causation
There could be a 3rd driving force that’s causing both trends, among other possible explanations
I think the general consensus is that bigger and more dangerous cars causes more pedestrian deaths.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case
but a correlation (as presented in the first comment) is not a valid explanation (again, as is presented in the comment)
It’s good practice 👍🏼 but I probably go for the trucks explanation here
Why? The curves only correlate after 2010.
General increase in car ownership might explain both, more deaths and increased truck sales.