• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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        10 months ago

        Presumably they are starting wherever the trend “started”, although I’d like to see what it was doing before that to see if this is an unusual trend or not

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        10 months ago

        Because gaps in data are a thing? I dunno, it doesn’t really seem to change the story or the outcome. Your concerns seem overblown.

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          10 months ago

          Then attention should be drawn to the fact that the timelines are different. The data is presented in a misleading way and we should hold ourselves to a higher standard.

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      10 months ago

      Omg I didn’t even notice that. It’s like the more you look at this the worse it gets.

    • fidodo@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I’m guessing the data sets they used were collected at different start times and they didn’t want to truncate it