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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by magicalist on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @02:44PM (#22881417)
> Title of the paper could (with a tongue firmly in cheek) be called, "Weak evidence for effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine but our sample was likely too small for it to pass a T-test"

It would be irresponsible to choose an experimental design (like significance level) and then use wishy-washy language ("weak evidence") to work around it when the study criteria aren't met.

This would be more akin to the headline from the press release for the study from the university PR office.

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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by dhimes on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @03:37PM (#22882071)
In the US the phrase "tongue-in-cheek" means "kidding."
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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by magicalist on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @03:46PM (#22882175)
> In the US the phrase "tongue-in-cheek" means "kidding."

I took that to mean they obviously weren't suggesting something so conversational as the actual title, but the takeaway is the same and shouldn't be a conclusion taken from the OP comment.

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