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by stevenwu 3312 days ago
Right. The author finds 100% of the time for his current dataset but makes a statement that implies some certainty or inference on future cases. Like taking 100 men, 100 women and finding that 100 randomly matched pairs had the man taller than the woman 100 times, and making the claim that there is a 100% chance that men are taller than women.

The more I type the more I realize how pedantic this is, but we're emphasized in stats to pay extra attention to the conclusions we draw from the data we analyze.