tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5493128377713526427..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Correlation does not imply causation", but when it comes to bedbugs . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8277384549400596182018-08-02T07:23:56.024-05:002018-08-02T07:23:56.024-05:00Omigod, does this mean that a propensity to vote D...Omigod, does this mean that a propensity to vote Democrat is a symptom of bedbug bites?J. C. Salomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499605133549720090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38803643996172865492018-07-31T20:30:32.901-05:002018-07-31T20:30:32.901-05:00The other comparison is by city size. At a glance ...The other comparison is by city size. At a glance the 50 city list matches up very closely to the largest 50 cities in the US, in which case we could look at large cities and bed bugs and ask correlation or causation.Thomas Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701283200252131890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5251595124761147482018-07-31T19:30:20.407-05:002018-07-31T19:30:20.407-05:00A better phrase would be: "Correlation can im...A better phrase would be: "Correlation can imply causation, but does not prove it."Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799645557056740239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42939763736404697842018-07-31T13:21:08.169-05:002018-07-31T13:21:08.169-05:00When I ran the motel, each time I had to quarantin...When I ran the motel, each time I had to quarantine rooms for bedbugs it was immediately after we had groups of immigrant workers stay in those rooms. <br /><br />Each and every time. <br /><br />Draw your own conclusions. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85041235289514479732018-07-31T10:49:21.805-05:002018-07-31T10:49:21.805-05:00Inspectors on the take and lazy inspectors!Inspectors on the take and lazy inspectors!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12639330241389708672018-07-31T10:37:35.837-05:002018-07-31T10:37:35.837-05:00:-):-)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26432657349736281802018-07-31T10:26:04.717-05:002018-07-31T10:26:04.717-05:00Texas Arcane once pointed out that the rise of bed...Texas Arcane once pointed out that the rise of bedbugs happened after folks lowered their water heaters from 140 to 120 or whatever it is now. So, these places used to kill the bedbugs when they washed the sheets, so any outbreaks tended to be limited to one room and they could get in there and clean out that particular room. <br /><br />But now they spread bedbugs when they clean the sheets. <br /><br />So, yeah, it is a bit of a Democrat generated problem.Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758314961163692341noreply@blogger.com