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Here’s a useful response by Christakis to criticisms of the contagion-of-obesity claims

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2024-09-08

Summary:

Yesterday I posted an update on citations of the influential paper from 2007 by sociologist Nicholas Christakis and political scientist James Fowler, “The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years,” which concluded, “Network phenomena appear to … Continue reading →

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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/09/08/heres-a-useful-response-by-christakis-to-criticisms-of-the-contagion-of-obesity-claims/

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health

Authors:

Andrew

Date tagged:

09/08/2024, 19:27

Date published:

09/08/2024, 17:11