After doing some research I couldn’t find the statistical information I referenced in my post, though is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that evidence can not be proven to be factual statistically. This said I withdraw my reference as posted and offer apologies to any that may have been misled by my post.
Sherman Logan you are quite correct in your statement that such a correlation would be difficult to prove not only the weather fact you referenced is a factor, but I also found references to the policy of airlines to over book flights would have to be taken in to consideration.
BobL thank you so very much for coming to my defense, but when a person makes a claim they should expect to be challenged and I clearly was not prepare to meet such a challenge.
Again I offer my apologies for my misstatement and with that hope that it will now be possible to return to the subject and intent of this thread.
No problem at all from my POV.
Such correlations, when they exist, are interesting, but IMO people far too often jump to conclusions as to their meaning that are just not warranted.
All of us, including myself, have things we want to believe in. When something is found that appears to confirm us in these beliefs, we jump all over them, meanwhile often ignoring evidence that runs counter to what we want to believe.
This is a built-in part of the human way of looking at the world, and all we can do is to recognize it and TRY to look at things more logically to the extent we can. Those who convince themselves that THEY don’t suffer from this condition are invariably the most affected, in my experience.
Happy to defend you...no big deal in the end. I’ve said a boatload of unsupported stuff - you can probably count yours on one hand.