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magduf | 5 years ago

Correlation doesn't guarantee causation, but the Asian countries where mask-wearing has been commonplace for a long time have done far, far, far better with this pandemic than nations where no one wears masks in public.

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zinclozenge|5 years ago

> Correlation doesn't guarantee causation

This is a vacuous statement in this context and adds nothing to the discussion, because you can never prove causation via a study/experiment, only reject the null hypothesis.