A new article by Vinay Prasad (a medical doctor who is also a biostatistian illustrates my point. Prasad illustrates several flawed studies by the CDC in support of masking and other political issues. I believe that most economists and statisticians would regard the CDC studies as fraudulent. Many MDs would not regard these studies as fraudulent. Many MDs understand statistics well enough to know how to game the studies without realizing that what they are doing is fraudulent. Here's a link to Prasad's article.
A new article by Vinay Prasad (a medical doctor who is also a biostatistian illustrates my point. Prasad illustrates several flawed studies by the CDC in support of masking and other political issues. I believe that most economists and statisticians would regard the CDC studies as fraudulent. Many MDs would not regard these studies as fraudulent. Many MDs understand statistics well enough to know how to game the studies without realizing that what they are doing is fraudulent. Here's a link to Prasad's article.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/how-the-cdc-abandoned-science