The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down17
arrow-up1276arrow-down1imageWhat the hell happened around 2010? Smartphones? media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareimetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 days 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-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoTruck sales were increasing until about 2007 but road deaths only rose since ~2010. So I think it is clearly different curves.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days 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 day agoI think the general consensus is that bigger and more dangerous cars causes more pedestrian deaths.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day 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 day agoIt’s good practice 👍🏼 but I probably go for the trucks explanation here
minus-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 hours agoWhy? The curves only correlate after 2010. General increase in car ownership might explain both, more deaths and increased truck sales.
[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.
Truck sales were increasing until about 2007 but road deaths only rose since ~2010. So I think it is clearly different curves.
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.