Unless you have had a class in statistics you may not know how to interpret what you hear and read. A good recent example were the efficacy numbers that were published with the first release of the COVID-19 vaccines. I’m pretty sure that the vast majority of people misinterpreted the numbers. There was no malicious intent by anyone. The developers speak a different language than non-researchers.
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Originally Posted by vonbork
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