One point I found interesting in Engerman and Fogel\u2019s \u201cGuest Editors\u2019 Forward\u201d is how they reference an analysis of data for Trinidad and seem to claim those results have significance on the global scale. I find this very misleading because Trinidad is a small island likely with it\u2019s own unique population, healthcare systems, diets, and cultural traditions which have their own specific effects on their specific population. The island is not at all a representative sample. How could the authors lay claim that the trends found in the Trinidad population could have any significance or be at all representative on the trends of the global population? I found this point invalid, and even if it\u2019s population trends are true, I find it unconvincing because of the insignificance of the sample.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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