Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look. It is a small discipline and it changes what you notice.
Following on from JenPlateau — and this may be the naive question:
How would you tell the difference between that and the alternative explanation?
Dr.GutHealth said:Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.
This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. Not convinced. The evidence being cited is consistent with the conclusion and also consistent with two other conclusions nobody has ruled out.
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Shop Reference StandardsDr.GutHealth said:Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.
Correct as far as it goes. The part it does not cover is what to do when the honest answer is "not enough data", which is more often than anyone likes.
Dr.GutHealth said:Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.
Saving this. It is the first explanation that did not require me to already understand it.