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WORLD · SATIRE · MISLEADING ENDPOINT

Bed Ownership Remains Strongly Linked to Sleeping in Beds

Furniture analysts say the relationship has persisted despite years of public awareness.

Removing beds could sharply reduce the number of people sleeping in beds.

BEDS ↔ SLEEPQUESTIONABLE ANALYTICS
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THE BORING FACT

People who own or use beds commonly sleep in them.

OUR PROFESSIONAL CONCLUSION

Removing beds could sharply reduce the number of people sleeping in beds.

REALITY CHECK · MISLEADING ENDPOINT

Unfortunately, there's a small problem.

The proposed intervention removes the thing used to define the measured outcome. It says nothing useful about sleep quality or health.

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