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(Mis-)understanding COVID-19 and digit ratio: Methodological and statistical issues in Manning and Fink (2020)

Jones,Alex L.
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Satchell,Liam
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Jaeger,Bastian
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Schild,Christoph
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Manning and Fink (2020) report that country level mean 2D:4D is associated with COVID-19 case fatality ratio and percentage of male deaths. We discuss here a range of methodological and statistical issues with Manning and Fink's work that offer a different interpretation of their claims.
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2020
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Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, Female, Humans, Male, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, Sex Characteristics, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Jones, A L, Satchell, L, Jaeger, B & Schild, C 2020, '(Mis-)understanding COVID-19 and digit ratio : Methodological and statistical issues in Manning and Fink (2020)', Early Human Development, vol. 148, 105095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105095
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