Don’t be fooled by the headlines: Teen vaping study is a mixed bag

[5150sick]

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016...e-headlines-teen-vaping-study-is-a-mixed-bag/

 

[AndriaD]

Idiots keep trying to take MINISCULE sample sizes and extrapolate some far-fetched idea based on a sample so small it's not even statistically significant. I hated statistics, but even *I* can figure that much out.

Andria

 

[Rossum]

Nonsmoking teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely to turn to the real thing compared with their nonvaping counterparts

That's probably a valid observation. But the question that nobody seems to be asking is: Does the existence of e-cigs raise or lower the smoking rate among teens? My guess is it lowers it, because it offers an alternative to them, just as it does to us adults.

 

[inspects]

Every "study" from the republic of california is fucked up one way or another.