> This might also be another avenue for causation.
If people with mental disorders were more sleep-deprived and then consumed more sugar, wouldn't that also show up in the data?
> Although the study looked for this link, it was not seen in the data: men and women with mental disorders were not more likely to consume more sugar.
A causal A > B > C link would look similar (data-wise) to a A > C link.
If people with mental disorders were more sleep-deprived and then consumed more sugar, wouldn't that also show up in the data?
> Although the study looked for this link, it was not seen in the data: men and women with mental disorders were not more likely to consume more sugar.
A causal A > B > C link would look similar (data-wise) to a A > C link.