Stats is not just about p values. The math was developed to detect cheating in gambling. Anyone winning at a frequency beyond two standard deviations from the mean is cheating. Good cheaters know not to exceed that.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry.

[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷‍♂️

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it.

[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 1 week ago

I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..."

[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago

Riiiiiiiight 👌👍