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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I'm gonna need an update now that one of the subjects has decided to drop out of the study

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

the paper can't even get the facts of the process right, it's not by popular vote,it's by a vote of represetatives obtained through biased , gerrymandered maps

[–] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

' A p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant because that’s what everyone does and we don’t question tradition.'

I'm currently doing the same experiment over and over again to hopefully soon reach significance. This hits to close to home

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

...the difference was determined to be insignificant...

These findings suggest that being elected the President of the United States may be a viable strategy for mitigating cognitive decline among older adults.

That feels like a bit of a jump