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Re:What are the most important statistical ideas of the past... by platz on Monday March 08, 2021 @02:42PM (#26390525)
Decisions are moral/political/biological, not statistical
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Re:What are the most important statistical ideas of the past... by roenxi on Monday March 08, 2021 @05:48PM (#26392709)
Typically. But if somebody manages to make statistically sound evidence-based decisions they will steamroller people who are making decisions using other factors.
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