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No comparison to random texts, no test of statistical significance. Any reason to assume this is any better than finding codes in the bible? https://en.wikipe
by oldgradstudent 2y ago
No comparison to random texts, no test of statistical significance.
Any reason to assume this is any better than finding codes in the bible?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code
- dgacmu 2y agoI can't assert statistical significance, but I can state that as a Net Exporter of Research Documents, I did have for several years a secret plan to work a particular inside-joke acronym into a paper title. I never managed it, but I did look for opportunities and would have taken it if it had been a good match to the content. I have to assume that I'm not particularly rare.
- kergonath 2y agoI am guilty as well, FWIW.
- marcosdumay 2y agoWell... If we go assuming the acronyms are real and turns out they are just spurious findings, the consequences will be disastrous! We should better get more certainty.