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MRI N= 17 (23 control) The study is as precise and generalizable as 17 anecdotes...

• aqme28 5y ago
  You mean 40 anecdotes? Also I totally get your point, but a comparative study is still much more valuable than a set of anecdotes, even if N=2. A low sample size mostly just means a higher bar for statistical significance. It doesn't mean a study is useless.
  • LTmufufu 5y ago
    Well, you're right, i did overstate. I think the researchers and journalists did too. Perhaps i would not be so annoyed with this, had the journalists specifically, just worded it in less bombastic terms.
    • aqme28 5y ago
      Journalists are always going to word it in bombastic terms.