Then it makes a lot of sense to specify what standard is used in the statistics you cite. Without a defined standard a claim like the one you made feels bullshitty to me.
In this case, 1 drink = 10 g of ethanol, per the linked paper.
Measuring alcohol in drinks is quite normal, I agree it is weird that there is no international standard, but dynomight probably wasn’t aware of that when writing this post, so it seems harsh to say the claim feels bullshitty when the source defines precise units for a commonly used measure.
I specified (right before the first graph) that I was using the US standard of 14g. (I know the paper uses 10g. There’s no conflict because I use their raw data which is in g, not drinks.)
I do have instincts that ask me “What claim I’m making when I say: A sizeable portion of people do X.” and failure to know what claim is made rings my bullshit alarm bells. This isn’t very serious in this case, but I do endorse my mental reflex.
Ironically, there is no standard for what a “standard drink” is, with different countries defining it to be anything from 8g to 20g of ethanol.
Then it makes a lot of sense to specify what standard is used in the statistics you cite. Without a defined standard a claim like the one you made feels bullshitty to me.
In this case, 1 drink = 10 g of ethanol, per the linked paper.
Measuring alcohol in drinks is quite normal, I agree it is weird that there is no international standard, but dynomight probably wasn’t aware of that when writing this post, so it seems harsh to say the claim feels bullshitty when the source defines precise units for a commonly used measure.
I specified (right before the first graph) that I was using the US standard of 14g. (I know the paper uses 10g. There’s no conflict because I use their raw data which is in g, not drinks.)
Sorry, my oversight.
I do have instincts that ask me “What claim I’m making when I say: A sizeable portion of people do X.” and failure to know what claim is made rings my bullshit alarm bells. This isn’t very serious in this case, but I do endorse my mental reflex.