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Re:Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increase in vio... by cmoscoe on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:21PM (#21226438)
My knee-jerk reaction to this was to a find a confounding variable.

Maybe people get more violent when the weather is hot, which is also when we use the most energy? I know cops always complain about hot days.

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Re:Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increase in vio... by guelo on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:55PM (#21226760)
They controlled for temperature.
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