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> You argue against cherry-picking, and then you think you can prove something with one single example? Yes, that's the whole point of a counter-example... I
by shakow 4y ago
> You argue against cherry-picking, and then you think you can prove something with one single example?
Yes, that's the whole point of a counter-example...
If I try to prove the all odd numbers are prime (look, 1, 3, 5, 7, ... – it works!), you telling me that 9 is not is enough to disprove my theory.
- SiempreViernes 4y agoI'm sorry to say, but if you think that you can provide a counter example to the statement "there is no strong correlation" with one single additional data point, you've grievously misunderstood how correlations work.