Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-20 17:46:31 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FE177FB5E59C9C3FCB0E8BCB75D48F3C57D71B23BF4D4D782B01B65EA7B142D7
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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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