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I read it as "statistically significant", i.e. above noise/error level. Sounds pretty well defined to me, at least in a scientific paper.
by Leherenn 1y ago
I read it as "statistically significant", i.e. above noise/error level. Sounds pretty well defined to me, at least in a scientific paper.
- leakycap 1y agoThe reason it is a weasel word is exactly this -- it is a word with an implied meaning, not an implicit one. We aren't talking about "statistically significant" -- that carries meaning only if the statistic is explained, though.