that's not statistics
Posted by John Vidale on May 13, 2011 at 16:27:57:

The whole point of a measure of significance is that it takes a complete unbiased dataset, processed uniformly, yielding statistically significant correlations.

Looking at the figures is fine for spotting patterns, but rigorous assessment of significance requires more.


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     ● Re: that's not statistics - Roger Hunter  17:00:01 - 5/13/2011  (78804)  (1)
        ● Re: that's not statistics - heartland chris  18:34:21 - 5/13/2011  (78805)  (1)
           ● Re: that's not statistics - Canie  20:28:43 - 5/13/2011  (78807)  (0)