xkcd #3262: Sports Commentary

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The plural of anecdote may not be data, but the singular of data is anecdote.

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The plural of anecdote may not be data, but the singular of data is anecdote.
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[–] 17 points 4 months ago

One thing you can use p-hacking for is that if you want to prove vaccines are bad, give a bunch of kids vaccines and measure 20 different vital indicators. Then theorise that the vital indicator which got worse was caused by the vaccines.

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