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N=35,178. Give us a break, its too small of a study to make any conclusion.
by riccardopa 5y ago
N=35,178. Give us a break, its too small of a study to make any conclusion.
- bee_rider 5y agoNote that the 35,178 in this comment is actually a list, aka in python: [35, 178], and not the number 35,178 -- which would of course be a large enough sample size to make some observations.
- jsnodlin 5y ago
- mrfusion 5y ago/s?
- _nhynes 5y ago35 infected, 178 uninfected. The comma is misleading. A slash or semicolon might be better.
- netizen-936824 5y agoIts more than misleading There's no space after the comma and the commenter is putting two values in a single variable which normal holds an integer
- tokai 5y agoJokes on you, nothing is concluded. "Our results suggest [...] these results lay the foundation for future research" Its the classic do an easy little study, and suggest that the potential for results might point to further studies. Now you have something to tell your research coordinator next time they get in your hair.
- hombre_fatal 5y agoWe should just have an HN bot that posts these comments if N<1000 or paper.includes(/rats|mice/) for people to upvote.
- carabiner 5y agoWait until HNers find out that n = 10 can be more significant than n = 100 via power analysis.
- hex4def6 5y agoAre toxoplasma-infected scientists more likely to shill for Big Toxoplasma?
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