The Picard Maneuver to Map [email protected] • 2 months ago"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by countyimagemessage-square44arrow-up192arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1image"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by countyThe Picard Maneuver to Map [email protected] • 2 months agomessage-square44file-text
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Hot-Spot-Analysis-for-the-Estimated-Proportion-of-Children-with-ASD-County-Level_fig2_370523386
minus-squarePennomilinkEnglish14•2 months agoCould also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell. But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.
minus-square@Blue_Morpholink9•2 months agoThe middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?
minus-squarePennomilinkEnglish4•2 months agoWell the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.
minus-square@ChonkyOwlbearlink4•2 months agoCould represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoYeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).
Could also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell.
But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.
The middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?
Well the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.
Isn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?
Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.
Yeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).