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[โ€“] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IIRC from stats n=32 is generally considered the minimum to be considered representative for a random sample (and this is not a random sample outside of the company in Amsterdam ๐Ÿ™„).

[โ€“] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't think you're disagreeing with the parent poster...

[โ€“] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not every reply is a disagreement. It's a common assumption that we're not always aware of, because it's true often enough.

[โ€“] elbarto777@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think we're disagreeing.

[โ€“] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Neither do I. In fact, I'd be so bold as to say we agree!

Have a nice day :)

[โ€“] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

That's correct.