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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4633335" data-attributes="member: 63706">This is a statistical analyses, not even a study in the real sense of the term. They have been tried before as evidence. But they don&#039;t control for confounding factors, and they ignore data that is inconsistent with the beliefs of the people conducting the analysis.“This new data shows us what we already knew, wearing face masks works,” said Dr. Linda Bell, S.C. State Epidemiologist&nbsp; She literally just told you her bias. Smh. Our entire state has had mask mandates since July, but according to the same people who made the mandates, our numbers are still getting worse. So masks work when the numbers get better after a mandate, and people are misbehaving if the numbers don&#039;t. Pretty convenient set up, if you ask me. They can never be wrong. Sounds ultra rigorous sciencey to me.Come back when you have new evidence from a double blind, randomized control study of actual study participants, and not just a statistical analysis of an entire population, who may or may not be following protocols set forth, and that doesn&#039;t even bother to detail or control for confounding factors. At least the person presenting the info was up front about her bias. Anecdotal evidence is a start, but it just isn&#039;t strong enough to draw conclusions from. I shouldn&#039;t have to explain this stuff to people, but I guess I do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4633335, member: 63706"] This is a statistical analyses, not even a study in the real sense of the term. They have been tried before as evidence. But they don't control for confounding factors, and they ignore data that is inconsistent with the beliefs of the people conducting the analysis. “This new data shows us what we already knew, wearing face masks works,” [B]said Dr. Linda Bell, S.C. State Epidemiologist [/B] She literally just told you her bias. Smh. Our entire state has had mask mandates since July, but according to the same people who made the mandates, our numbers are still getting worse. So masks work when the numbers get better after a mandate, and people are misbehaving if the numbers don't. Pretty convenient set up, if you ask me. They can never be wrong. Sounds ultra rigorous sciencey to me. Come back when you have new evidence from a double blind, randomized control study of actual study participants, and not just a statistical analysis of an entire population, who may or may not be following protocols set forth, and that doesn't even bother to detail or control for confounding factors. At least the person presenting the info was up front about her bias. Anecdotal evidence is a start, but it just isn't strong enough to draw conclusions from. I shouldn't have to explain this stuff to people, but I guess I do. [/QUOTE]

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