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...this is meant to be funny, right?
by jgg 12y ago
...this is meant to be funny, right?
- lambda 12y agoYes. http://www.statschat.org.nz/2012/10/12/theres-nothing-like-a-good-joke/ http://www.statschat.org.nz/2012/10/12/theres-nothing-like-a...
- greenyoda 12y agoYes, but unfortunately, a lot of the "serious" studies reported in newspapers every day seem to follow the same formula: find an accidental correlation between two causally unrelated variables and say you've found an amazing new result.
- jgg 12y agoWell... http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2012/10/10/chocolate-and-nobel-prizes-linked-in-study/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2012/10/10/chocolate... http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/12/can-eating-chocolate-help-you-win-a-nobel-prize/ http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/12/can-eating-chocolate-h...