And, even in instances where correlations aren't 'time'-proportional, census data is useful.
For instance, say there's genetic susceptibility to a chemical agent.
Census data that discloses that two disease sufferers were in the 'same' region, within particular 'time-spans, can be cross-correlated with respect to chemical-'spill [etc.] data, which would, simultaneously, 'say', "Look for a genetic correlate, and look at this chemical agent."
This sort of 'looking-elsewhere' analysis is relatively-easy, although, most often, 'incident' data gets covered-up [out of 'fear' of losing the law-suit lottery], so one might have to resort to the use of non-traditional databased info - like Journalists' reports, which might not be in electronic form [terrific waste of important info].
'Editorial' comment: The 'law-suit lottery' really Preys-upon Society, as a whole, because of the way it induces folks to cover-up, rather than =FIX= problems.
Anyway, what it comes down to is that, if there're Killers out-there, what needs to be done is what needs to be done, else the Tragedy just goes on and on. So, it's not acceptable to 'throw hands up into the air'. {See the discussion of the "volitional diminishing-returns" decision, QAoK, Ap7.]
Don't 'prejudge, based on prior experience. 'Jam' the data in as many ways as possible. There's 'Treasure' in doing such. {And this sort of thing 'snow-balls', 'spinning-off insight with respect to [seemingly] unrelated stuff, which, when looked-at, sets stuff 'snow-balling', more. Ad infinitum.
Not looking is 'just' "sour-grapes" stuff.
k. p. collins
Kenneth Collins wrote in message ...
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The census [etc.] data maps entry, exit, and duration of experience, with respect to environment, and, if there're chemo-correlates of disease processes within an environment, and if the correlation is 'time'-proportional, then, in the differential-experience 'map' provided by the census data, there is the means to apply the 'same' differential within the analysis - which will make disease-correlates stand-right-out.
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