defalt86 t1_jee17zh wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:14 AM

Reply to comment by MidnightAdventurer in Eli5 why does a survey need to have a minimum of 30 respondees to be statistically significant? by shashwathj

Fair enough. We would have to look at the many, many other studies that have already been done that prove America is truly a fascist state.

MidnightAdventurer t1_jeg32az wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Sure, you obviously have a political point to make with your example...

My point was that in a conversation about statistical method, it is really important to make it clear that you need to be really careful that the statistics you collect and examine actually support the conclusions you make as this is a really, really common mistake