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substantial-freud t1_j9r1p7l wrote

Reply to comment by lostfromwandering in TIL about the birthday effect. A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday, variously attributed to alcohol consumption, psychological stress, increased suicide risk, and other factors. by Deechon

Not that!

“Attribute”, as the word suggests, means to regard something or someone as the cause of something else.

If a phenomenon is “variously attributed” is that there are various theories about the cause, not necessarily that there are several causes.

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