chasrmartin t1_izh8ler wrote
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“Statistically significant” means “the results are hard to explain as random.” Scientists often forget that not everyone is mathematically sophisticated; science journalists often went into science journalism because they think science is cool but long division made then have panic attacks.
SteveFrench1234 t1_izi0fml wrote
No, scientists don't forget not everyone is mathematically sophisticated. They just don't write their articles for the mathematically UN-sophisticated.
chasrmartin t1_izj7mqh wrote
Which is part of how it goes so wrong.
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