John Snow, Asiatic Cholera and the inductive-deductive method - republished

Lecture 8: Testing his first communication hypothesis

Last week, we discussed the link between exposure and outcome.  In today’s post, we will discuss how Snow tested his communication theory. On Thursday, we will learn about the importance of accurate outbreak investigations and keeping an open, dogma free-mind when conducting them.

The Snow series is an educational course. We hope you will recognise our e…