Why anecdotes aren't strong evidence when it comes to quitting smoking
- Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
While compelling, personal anecdotes of what helped people quit smoking suffer from self-selection bias. We don't hear from people who didn't succeed.from www.shutterstock.comIn the early 1990s, I was the guest of the local health service in Broken Hill, New South Wales, during a national week promoting quitting smoking. I went on the local radio...
