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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by ordu on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:44PM (#36361728)
They used p<0.001. It is not social sciences, there anti-noise filters are stricter.
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by elcritch on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:04PM (#36363854)
Ah that's not too bad. Though to be fair you also need the data size. That's only what one in a 1k chance (or is it 10k? Too lazy to count it out). If their dataset is small or they automated testing cofactors there's still a decent chance of false probability.
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