Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-18 08:35:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8B510665C73D6E94EC8E030172AF8726FD30DAE9E9B3A68FA4B0B2F92BC3C5B7
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Original Note:
Measuring the temperature trend by simply connecting two endpoints is bad science. The author knows this & assumes you won't. A good explanation: https://tamino.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/cherry-picking-is-childs-play/ Ways to determine trend https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825218303726 Taking two cherry-picked endpoints is not mentioned as a valid statistical method.
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