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by jgg 4438 days ago
...this is meant to be funny, right?
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lambda 4438 days ago
Yes.

http://www.statschat.org.nz/2012/10/12/theres-nothing-like-a...

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greenyoda 4437 days ago
Yes, but unfortunately, a lot of the "serious" studies reported in newspapers every day seem to follow the same formula: find an accidental correlation between two causally unrelated variables and say you've found an amazing new result.
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jgg 4437 days ago
Well...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2012/10/10/chocolate...

http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/12/can-eating-chocolate-h...

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