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Yeah, sounds like p-hacking. Still, supporting a proper army is a massive economic undertaking, so it seems likely that army sizes (and battle sizes) started r
by jjoonathan 6y ago
Yeah, sounds like p-hacking.
Still, supporting a proper army is a massive economic undertaking, so it seems likely that army sizes (and battle sizes) started relatively small and grew over time. Maybe this new finding actually does suggest that scale-up happened earlier than most previous legitimate estimates.
My money's on p-hacking though.
- smabie 6y agoP-hacking what?
- jjoonathan 6y agoIf p is the probability of the null hypothesis and you want a low p value to promote your alternative hypothesis, you can obtain the low p value by choosing a garbage null hypothesis like "prehistoric civilizations lived in peaceful harmony with each other." Just about any other theory looks brilliant next to such hot garbage.