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submitted 2 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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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.'

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The one I see the most is:

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

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

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

source: xkcd

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