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Comment by teraflop

1 day ago

This is a super common misconception, but a small p-value does *not* (necessarily) mean a strong correlation. It means high confidence that the correlation is non-zero.

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rawgabbit  17 hours ago

Yes. I understand that. I was questioning the original assertion that there was a “minor” correlation. The p values indicate a correlation. One that is statistically significant.

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