Immortal time bias

A subtle trap in treatment studies. I hadn’t heard of it, and had to follow the link before I really got it. To their credit, the authors acknowledge the flaw.

retractionwatch.com/2021/01/2…

Another great piece at Fantastic Anachronism: Are Experts Real.

I hadn’t heard about N=59. 😱

…if the N=59 crew are making such ridiculous errors in their own papers, they obviously don’t have the ability to judge other people’s…