The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down17
arrow-up1279arrow-down1imageWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square116linkfedilink
minus-squareimetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 month ago[https://www.statista.com/statistics/199980/us-truck-sales-since-1951/](If anyone is searching for an answer why.) Funny how it is almost the same curve.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoCorrelation is not causation There could be a 3rd driving force that’s causing both trends, among other possible explanations
minus-squarewebpack@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI think the general consensus is that bigger and more dangerous cars causes more pedestrian deaths.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case but a correlation (as presented in the first comment) is not a valid explanation (again, as is presented in the comment)
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s good practice 👍🏼 but I probably go for the trucks explanation here
minus-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWhy? The curves only correlate after 2010. General increase in car ownership might explain both, more deaths and increased truck sales.
minus-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTruck sales were increasing until about 2007 but road deaths only rose since ~2010. So I think it is clearly different curves.
[https://www.statista.com/statistics/199980/us-truck-sales-since-1951/](If anyone is searching for an answer why.) Funny how it is almost the same curve.
Correlation is not causation
There could be a 3rd driving force that’s causing both trends, among other possible explanations
I think the general consensus is that bigger and more dangerous cars causes more pedestrian deaths.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case
but a correlation (as presented in the first comment) is not a valid explanation (again, as is presented in the comment)
It’s good practice 👍🏼 but I probably go for the trucks explanation here
Why? The curves only correlate after 2010.
General increase in car ownership might explain both, more deaths and increased truck sales.
Truck sales were increasing until about 2007 but road deaths only rose since ~2010. So I think it is clearly different curves.