Study finds fewer COVID deaths in states with female governors

[spooky3]

I’m not sure if you can open this link to see the abstract of the study but hope so.

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-47004-001.html

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Interesting Study

However, I think there is autocorrelation with a populace likely to vote for a woman to be the governor.
Although there are right wing female governors, an electorate open to a female candidate may be more amenable to taking recommendations regarding health & safety.
Any level of autocorrelation causes havoc in a MANCOVA.
It doesn't say if they made weighting adjustments to account for the possibility of autocorrelation.

[spooky3]

2. Agree. To some extent their controls may have accounted

for some of that (political affiliation, state population).

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Another Thought

In a state like NC, with a fake like Haley, any decision to follow recs would be more confirmation bias, then the result of her greater empathy. The wish to have a "strong leader, that speaks for them" likely tends to be connected to the NEED to be led.
Not sure how political affiliation zeroes that out.

[spooky3]

5. I didn't say it "zeroes it out." I said the controls may

Have accounted TO SOME EXTENT.

As the authors clearly stated, they had to rely on archival data available (and this is a very fast turnaround for this top journal, probably because of the importance of the topic).

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Didn't Suggest You Did

I'm just sharing my curiosities about the study.

[spooky3]

7. Ok nt

[dweller]

9. who is this 'Haley' you speak of ...

in NC it's Cooper, a male ... perhaps you meant SC?

✌🏼

[ProfessorGAC]

10. You're Right!

Brain cramp!

[MichMan]

3. I'm not seeing it here in Michigan

My state has twice the number of deaths compared to neighboring states Ohio & Indiana and about the same number as Illinois. Those 3 states all have male governors

[spooky3]

8. If you can read the study, you'll see that the measures

Controlled for population. Also, the authors are reporting statistical significance across all states and DC. For any handful of states, you may not see the statistical relationship.