How have i been 'disingenuous', my twitter account is publicly available, if anybody could be bothered to look at it (I find it quite surprising that anyone would tbh) .
Quantative data analysis (as opposed to qualitative data analysis). One could do some qualitative analysis as well, if one were so inclined. Quant is stats, qualitative is surveys which may or may not use open-ended questions.
How would that render my comment any less relevant? The point involved a comparison of 2 things, 1 of which is directly related to the recent run of form, the fact that the other thing does not would not mean the entire premise isn't a valid point to explore, to any reasonable person. Of...
If you want to develop the argument in that manner then feel free, I just created an initial framework for discussion, I don't claim that it is any more than that. Again, I am not being didactic here.
I agree with you that the VAR comparison is daft. I'm not being didactic about the 'potter out' comparison issue or trolling the snowflakes moaning in this thread about my initial post's existence, it was just a point to debate. I didn't expect universal approval of it being raised.
The accusation of shoe-horning (attempted or otherwise) is unfair as correlation is not a synonym for causation. I find the implicit accusation that I'm being didactic to be a rather large leap of logic on your part.