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[โ€“] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But why that metric? What makes that metric a good metric to use? Was that metric genuinely the best, or was it the best to get the answer they wanted to satisfy whoever was funding the study?

we're not voting for president of the mammals.

No, but in general it's worth questioning any stats and figures because people we vote for use them to make policy decisions

[โ€“] blackbrook@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Clearly Big Invertabrate was behind this.