Statistical analyses of public health risks often cause general confusion, but that may be because the experts do not always tell the whole story.
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Lindley, D. Risky arguments over cause and effect. Nature 346, 507 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/346507a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/346507a0