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by gridlockd 2060 days ago
Green jelly beans linked to acne.
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This article does seem a bit P hacking, and certainly wouldn't be enough to make treatment recommendations, but it might help on HN to link to the relevant XKCD and provide some context since I don't know how many other people are going to immediately remember the comic and understand that you're calling out evidence of intentional or unintentional P hacking.

https://xkcd.com/882/

The gods help those who help themselves.
The people who help other people help other people.
gods > people
how statistically significant is that conclusion though
five sigma