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Burning Man death rates – A short lesson in statistics

179 points · 243 comments · viraj_shah

  1. tiffanyh · · focus · HN ↗
    Isn’t there selection bias though …

    because if someone feels physically well enough to go to Burning Man, then the probability of them dying in the next week is near zero in comparison to the national average (which includes individuals hospitalized, terminally ill, etc).

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