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Burning Man death rates – A short lesson in statistics

179 points · 243 comments · viraj_shah

  1. throwitaway222 · · focus · HN ↗
    TLDR In the last 2 sentences:

    > The more likely explanation for the remaining gap is something no demographic slicing can capture. Burning Man selects for healthier people who are willing and able to spend a week in the desert heat, regardless of their age, race, or income bracket.

    Which is the only thing I was thinking after reading the first three sentences.

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