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Strilanctoday at 1:05 AM0 repliesview on HN

Wasn't this study immediately debunked due to bad statistical methods? See https://zenodo.org/records/18002186

> Using simple simulations,we show that this pattern arises naturally from collider bias when selection into elitesamples depends on both early and adult performance. Consequently, associationsestimated within elite samples are descriptively accurate for the selected population,but causally misleading, and should not be used to infer developmental mechanisms