> There is no evidence of a link between the hygiene hypothesis and autism, which is what the article was about.
The article shows a correlation between the hygiene hypothesis and autism. A correlation, by itself, could mean anything or nothing, but it is certainly evidence.
Are you using "evidence" as a synonym for "proof", as in law? I ask because science doesn't work that way.
This correlation may simply evaporate with further work, or reveal some connection not now apparent, but saying there's no evidence for the correlation is simply false.
The article shows a correlation between the hygiene hypothesis and autism. A correlation, by itself, could mean anything or nothing, but it is certainly evidence.
Are you using "evidence" as a synonym for "proof", as in law? I ask because science doesn't work that way.
This correlation may simply evaporate with further work, or reveal some connection not now apparent, but saying there's no evidence for the correlation is simply false.