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Yes. Two tailed test gives p=0.0854 Do enough random microscopy on enough cemetaries and you have a tale to tell every time. I'm not really convinced there's
by isoprophlex 4y ago
Yes. Two tailed test gives p=0.0854
Do enough random microscopy on enough cemetaries and you have a tale to tell every time.
I'm not really convinced there's an actual story here.
- pacaro 4y agoThe low sample sizes jumped out at me too. The article is low quality in plenty of other ways too.
- kuhewa 4y agoYou have to look at it in the context of the field, ~25-30 ish grave soil samples under fairly controlled conditions (e.g., burials in each group within about a km of each other, control soil samples taken from each grave, similar time period) ain't bad for paleo-helminthology. Sure, it leaves uncertainty in terms of conclusions but 'low quality' is a bit much.
- pacaro 4y agoLate response. I'm inclined to believe that the original paper, and the work done by the archeologists etc. is of the highest standard. The article itself was quite poorly written
- kuhewa 4y agoBarnard's test gave p < 0.05. But sure, do enough fine-scale examination of Medieval graves and you will find something interesting. That's kinda the point of archaeology/anthropology.