I think a more meaningful statistic for us to look at would be # of deaths/# of buddy scuba divers(with rating >= to AOW) and compare it to #of deaths on declared solo dive by solo cert divers/ # of solo cert divers
the critical statistical fallacy that many people fall into while attempting to sensationalize #'s to fit their agenda is comparing two groups without adjusting for the inequalities between groups.
In essence you are comparing the size of one farmers apples to another farmers oranges...in order to give any level of meaning to the comparison you would have to first compare each farmers produce to the average for that particular produce...then compare the two farmers based on how they differ from the mean.
the critical statistical fallacy that many people fall into while attempting to sensationalize #'s to fit their agenda is comparing two groups without adjusting for the inequalities between groups.
In essence you are comparing the size of one farmers apples to another farmers oranges...in order to give any level of meaning to the comparison you would have to first compare each farmers produce to the average for that particular produce...then compare the two farmers based on how they differ from the mean.