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> It denies the possibility that there is no effect. "No effect" could be interpreted as the null effect, which is covered by "unknown effect".
by chimeracoder 14y ago
> It denies the possibility that there is no effect.
"No effect" could be interpreted as the null effect, which is covered by "unknown effect".
- sliverstorm 14y agoTechnically yes, but that isn't how they mean it to be read, and that isn't how readers will read it.
- chimeracoder 14y agoIt's exactly how I read it, and it seems others too. It makes no sense to assert "there absolutely was an effect; we just don't know what it is". Unless you're a trader dealing in long straddles.