User talk:570csc/sandbox

the case of confounding in arthroscopy is very specific and seems out of place compared to the general example about ice cream. It would be better to use a really famous case of confounding, like the Truman- Dewey election when Dewey was wrongly declared the President based on flawed election polls. Carol570cjk (talk) 18:36, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

I would consider reorganizing your experimental controls section. I suggest moving the drawbacks of each method in to their description and then making each method into a secondary section (see under Types of Hazards on my page if you are not sure what I mean) -Vic 570vca (talk) 17:10, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

It would be helpful if you included a graph(s) (scatter, line) to illustrate the relationship you are using. Also, I edited your page to add that you are looking at data for both variables over the same time period. 570mpp (talk) 18:28, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

A nice contribution but I would like you to add a section addressing relevance to risk assessment. 570jdw (talk) 14:29, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

I'm a big fan of pictures where they help....in this case I searched for a simple diagram of Simpson's paradox and/or anything else related to confounding and came up empty-handed. Curious what the meaning is of the re-direct statement at the beginning of the article? Nicely done, BTW. (570wac (talk) 22:57, 10 November 2011 (UTC))

The explanations of the terms used are informative but I would also like to see how they apply to risk assessment or give an example of a specific risk assessment that used these variables.570nlh (talk) 15:48, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Interesting article! I really enjoyed the examples of confounding. I added a section on decreasing confounding factors in ecological risk assessments. If you don't think it fits or could add more, feel free to remove or add to it as you see fit. (570ces (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:41, 14 November 2011 (UTC).

Nice article! I kept thinking that you were going to mention smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity as common confounding factors in assessments of health risks. I am not sure where the best place to put this would be, but it was the example that seemed most familiar to me. 570ceh (talk) 16:12, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Nice article on confounding. a great source is the strobe statement, which you may want to glance at to see if it can add anything to your article. http://www.strobe-statement.org/. Also, maybe adding a bit in there about how confounding can affect a risk assessment or risk communication would be helpful. I will try to find good references if they exist (570ddt (talk) 02:40, 16 November 2011 (UTC))

I'm not sure how well these two pieces fit into the 'confounding' entry. They are relevant, but I don't see how they play into risk. I would like to see a better intergration into the rest of the entry. (570ajk (talk) 02:32, 17 November 2011 (UTC))