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1. PreInt+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-06-06 13:59:37
Alternate theory: most deadly heart attacks are reported on a Monday, because that's when the admin assistant tasked with doing the paperwork gets around to clearing out the backlog. And since most reports don't include the actual time of death, Monday 08:02 it will be...
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2. malfis+r3[view] [source] 2023-06-06 14:12:54
>>PreInt+(OP)
Do you have any evidence for any of the claims here?
3. pc86+A7[view] [source] 2023-06-06 14:30:01
>>PreInt+(OP)
Do you honestly think people on dying on a Saturday and it's being logged as a Monday morning death because of the admin assistant? That's insane, and has no basis in reality.
4. prepen+kj[view] [source] 2023-06-06 15:14:36
>>PreInt+(OP)
It would be unusual that they use reporting date vs date of death. The date of death is pretty normally distributed [0]. So while the reporting date probably piles up on Mondays, that’s not very useful for studying.

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/table14_99.pdf (in the US at least)

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