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A Quick Guide to Confounding Factors
You believe that an increase in variable A will cause an increase in variable B. But what if it's purely correlation and not causation. If that's the case, then there must be a confounding factor.
“a crucial factor was ‘the amount of chaos in the environment'” – Stolen Focus, Chapter 13 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 13: 'Cause Eleven: The Rise of ADHD and How We Are Responding to It'.
‘There is no way we can have a normal brain today’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 12 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 12: 'Cause Nine and Ten: Our Deteriorating Diets and Rising Pollution'.
‘The company was achieving as much in four days as they had before in five’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 11 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus, chapter 11: 'The Places That Figured Out How to Reverse the Surge in Speed and Exhaustion'.
A Statistical Perspective on Twin Studies
This post examines twin studies from a statistical lens. So, do twin studies effectively determine the significance of genes in the development of disorders?
‘The number-one reason… for their [attentional] problemsā¦ was stress’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 10 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 10: 'Cause Eight: The Surge in Stress and How It Is Triggering Vigilance'.
‘These companies will never restrain themselves’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 9 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 9: 'The First Glimpses of the Deeper Solution'.
‘Digital diets would not solve the attention crisis’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 8 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 8: 'Cause 7: The Rise of Cruel Optimism (or: Why Individual Changes are an Important Start, But Not Enough)'.
‘We are becoming less rational, less intelligent, less focussed’ – Stolen Focus, Chapter 7 Notes
Today for #onepageonepoint, we have summary notes for Stolen Focus - for chapter 7: 'Cause Six: The rise of technology that can track and manipulate you (Part Two)'.