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Politics : The Trump Presidency

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To: i-node who wrote (23694)7/7/2017 10:11:04 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 354513
 
But if your estimates are off by 140pct, your experiment has failed.

Sigh. Such ignorance. If such a result were true, it isn't a failed experiment. Experiments don't fail unless they are crafted in such a way that they yield invalid results. If they don't conform to your thesis, which is what you seem to be saying, that means it just yields data that should be used to fine tune your thesis.

Depending on exactly what you are investigating, off by 140% doesn't necessarily mean your thesis is even wrong. Besides, it isn't even clear what you are critiquing. Your figure of 140% seems like it is just plucked out of the air...
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