Posted by Larry Hoover on May 9, 2006, at 17:48:40
In reply to Re: Statistical question on SSRIs - Psychobabble says » Larry Hoover, posted by Larry Hoover on May 9, 2006, at 17:25:53
> > A plot of "all cause suicide deaths" against "total population" for consecutive time periods would yield a graph where the first derivative, the slope, is equal to the rate.
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> > The rate was stable over two periods of time, but different, one from the other. One time period of stable rate preceded the stable rate seen around the time of the SSRIs. Inferences were drawn.
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> > Lar
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> I feel confused about this, so I'd ask for a moment to think about whether what I said is what I meant to say. It has been so long since I did this analysis as a matter of routine, I don't feel confident.
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> LarSorry, I've hit the wall. Back at it, tomorrow.
Lar
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