I understand the frustration! Unfortunately, assessing evidence is more complicated than numbers of studies and pyramids of types. Very briefly, I remember this article being helpful: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/22/23609499/masks-covid-coronavirus-cochrane-review-pandemic-science-studies-infection
Great link, helpful indeed, thank you.
(Way better than Scientific American’s unnuanced dismissal of RCTs / “hierarchy of evidence” in general.)
I understand the frustration! Unfortunately, assessing evidence is more complicated than numbers of studies and pyramids of types. Very briefly, I remember this article being helpful: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/22/23609499/masks-covid-coronavirus-cochrane-review-pandemic-science-studies-infection
Great link, helpful indeed, thank you.
(Way better than Scientific American’s unnuanced dismissal of RCTs / “hierarchy of evidence” in general.)