In the 1990s, UK miners were dying of diseases many thought were associated with coal dust exposure. Could the diseases be explained by other risk factors such as smoking or was dust exposure a significant factor? The father of today's S+S guest, Jonny Jacobsen (@jonnymcj), was a researcher trained in statistics and epidemiology who worked to answer this question. This story and more are discussed with Jonny Jacobsen.
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P.S. Interested listeners might want to read more about this story in the October 2018 issue of Significance magazine that was written by Jonny.
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John Bailer (@john_bailer) for the Stats+Stories (@statsandstories) team
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