Episode notes
Statistics can't see causal relationships directly, but that doesn't mean we can't reason about them. We look at the sorts of errors that get made in explanations of stuff, and a bunch of case studies ranging from being gay and doing crimes to COVID.
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References:
Thacher, D. (2003). Order maintenance reconsidered: Moving beyond strong causal reasoning. J. Crim. L. & Criminology, 94, 381.
William Bratton, George Kelling (December 2014). "Why we need Broken Windows policing". City Journal. Accessed 8th Oct 2022.
Wilson, James Q.; Kelling, George L. (March 1982). "Broken Windows".
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