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The secret fourth kind is 'we applied a standard theory to their map of every tree and got some suspicious results.'

https://explainxkcd.com/2977/

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The one I see the most is:

"We avoided any semblance of rational experimental design and got significant results."

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

We were awarded grant money from a corporation and got results that are favourable to them but require further grants to really boost that evidence up a notch, wink wink

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

If all else fails, use "significant at a p>0.05 level" and hope no one notices.

source: xkcd