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If someone was wondering if this is statistically significant after reading the first line in the method and seeing 41 interviews, then the answer is probably y

If someone was wondering if this is statistically significant after reading the first line in the method and seeing 41 interviews, then the answer is probably yes, as the final results are based on a study with 336 full-time university students. > The final sample consisted of 336 full-time university students (women: 19/41, 46.3%; men: 21/41, 51.2%; prefer not to disclose sex: 1/41, 2.4%; mean age 22.51, SD 1.52)."

Aurornis 10mo ago
> as the final results are based on a study with 336 full-time university students. The final results were from a survey, not a study where they trialed Super Mario games on students and followed their progress. Also did you notice that the numbers in your quote don’t even agree? In parentheses the numbers are out of 41, not 336. This is not a serious paper.
- throwfaraway135 10mo ago
  > Also did you notice that the numbers in your quote don’t even agree? In parentheses the numbers are out of 41, not 336. I agree that it's at least sloppy. > The final results were from a survey, not a study where they trialed Super Mario games on students and followed their progress. afaik a study can consist of one single survey > This is not a serious paper. Maybe, maybe not, my only point was about the sample size which was surprising if you read only the top part.
  - gs17 10mo ago
    > afaik a study can consist of one single survey It definitely can (and they had interviews too), although there's a lot of limitations with their methodology they don't address in the paper.
gs17 10mo ago
It's "statistically significant", but it doesn't really say what the title says and they draw a lot of causal conclusions that don't really follow the data IMO. The main result is really that happiness and burnout risk were negatively correlated (what a surprise, people burning out aren't happy?), although the caveat is that's only shown in Mario-playing college students.

Aurornis 10mo ago

> as the final results are based on a study with 336 full-time university students. The final results were from a survey, not a study where they trialed Super Mario games on students and followed their progress. Also did you notice that the numbers in your quote don’t even agree? In parentheses the numbers are out of 41, not 336. This is not a serious paper.

throwfaraway135 10mo ago
> Also did you notice that the numbers in your quote don’t even agree? In parentheses the numbers are out of 41, not 336. I agree that it's at least sloppy. > The final results were from a survey, not a study where they trialed Super Mario games on students and followed their progress. afaik a study can consist of one single survey > This is not a serious paper. Maybe, maybe not, my only point was about the sample size which was surprising if you read only the top part.
- gs17 10mo ago
  > afaik a study can consist of one single survey It definitely can (and they had interviews too), although there's a lot of limitations with their methodology they don't address in the paper.

gs17 10mo ago

It's "statistically significant", but it doesn't really say what the title says and they draw a lot of causal conclusions that don't really follow the data IMO. The main result is really that happiness and burnout risk were negatively correlated (what a surprise, people burning out aren't happy?), although the caveat is that's only shown in Mario-playing college students.