@manuvert We believe that one should look at all the available data and then go one step further and ask who FUNDED the data? Follow the money trail and it will lead you to the truth.
A book well worth reading is called "How to Lie with Statistics."
ISBN-13: 978-0393310726
ISBN-10: 0393310728
Absolutely, and that is why one should try and not rely on only one study for anything. And in this particular case, there are at least half a dozen studies independently funded, all with similar results.
Regarding statistics, for any serious study, the raw data is always available and easy to check out. But for some reason, many people claim the data is hidden or doesn't exist.
And finally, "follow the money" needs to be done by everybody. There's a few people getting very rich from spreading easily debunked lies about vaccines, tests, etc... I was mentioning just that in a different comment.