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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

1: it’s not last, and 2: it’s not sad, because 3: people aren’t reading the source material. I love xkcd, too, but that doesn’t apply here.

Just because results don’t match expectations doesn’t mean we should throw pies of satire in their face. That’s like the response in the OP of ‘no’. This is actually interesting.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The data does not support the conclusion. A simple "no" is okay. Take a look at these examples of regression. See how any one of the conclusions is absurd? Mind you the data in that example is far less random!