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Re:Why People with Brain Implants Are Afraid to Go Through A... by zellyn on Thursday July 06, 2017 @02:26PM (#14712646)
> I go to a support group for people with deep brain stimulation implants and I gave a talk about interference. I asked how many people had an experience like mine at Best Buy and all 50 people put their hands up.
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Re:Why People with Brain Implants Are Afraid to Go Through A... by mi100hael on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:16PM (#14713558)
The plural of anecdote is not data.
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Re:Why People with Brain Implants Are Afraid to Go Through A... by zellyn on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:38PM (#14713749)
That's a cute (albeit tired) quote. But it's not 50 anecdotes. It's an informal survey of 50 people.
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Re:Why People with Brain Implants Are Afraid to Go Through A... by saghm on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:28PM (#14713674)
50 out of 50 people is not insignificant
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