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[–] self@awful.systems 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

programmers learned what N means in statistics and immediately realized that “this N is too small” is a cool shortcut to sounding smart without reading the study, its goals, or its conclusions. and you can use it every time N is smaller than the human population on earth!

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

Skill issue - this N is even smaller:

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

The colon-space-subscript bothers me Immensely