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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by graeme on Friday September 13, 2013 @08:45PM (#6384139)
Hmm, perhaps it isn't falsifiable by that standard. Only the evidence used in support is falsifiable, but the theory itself couldn't be falsified.

How could you falsify the idea "things will continue to be fine"? I'm trying to assess if falsification is a good standard to use.

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by zeteo on Friday September 13, 2013 @09:04PM (#6384186)
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_hypothesis

Sorry, a bit in a rush but that's the main idea. Expecting no specific change is the scientific default.

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by msellout on Friday September 13, 2013 @10:58PM (#6384481)
That may be the default of a t-test. Have you considered a Bayesian analysis?
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