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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by dnautics on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @03:55AM (#24774251)
Did you not see the "n=5" bit?
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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by boyobo on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:09PM (#24778994)
Do you understand the concept of correlation?

"Usain bolt won the olypmic gold medal many times (n=8).

If winning the gold medal was so rare, what are the odds that people like Usain Bolt exist?"

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