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#statstab #527 How to interpret “confidence intervals” in observational studies

Thoughts: A great example of a conversation that goes nowhere but is interesting to read

#debate #unhelpful #discussion #forum #confidenceintervals #observational #inference

https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/how-to-interpret-confidence-intervals-in-observational-studies/28318

How to interpret “confidence intervals” in observational studies

This question complements the one in the thread Random sampling versus random allocation/randomization- implications for p-value interpretation. Given that observational studies involve neither random sampling nor random allocation, why are they riddled with “95% confidence intervals”?

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Russell Grace Apr 11

Revisiting New Noise Every Morning from the catalog. A bass guitar and all the small indignities of being alive - the self-checkout, the Sunday dread, the body with opinions. Not tragic. Just Tuesday. #AlternativeRock #IndieRock #BassDriven #Observational #BritishMusic

https://soundcloud.com/russellagrace/new-noise-every-morning-15?utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_source=id_263073

New Noise Every Morning

Sometimes a song earns its place not through drama but through recognition. New Noise Every Morning is a spotlight from the catalog - a track built on bass guitar and the kind of quiet, accumulating f

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IRAP Apr 10

[About the #Martian mantle ...] In a recent study, Ludovic Margerin, a CNRS researcher at IRAP, challenges the findings of a study published last year based on the analysis of data collected by the #SEIS seismometer aboard NASA’s #InSight lander.

According to this new study, the analysis of InSight’s seismological data—which concludes that the Martian mantle is highly #heterogeneous—may contain #observational and theoretical flaws: https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2026/04/the-heterogeneity-of-the-martian-mantle-is-being-questioned/

Neal O’Carroll Apr 7

Video Shorts 218: Does Your DOG Cover for your SMOKING? Or vice versa?

Does Your DOG Cover for your SMOKING, or VICE VERSA? from Into Your Head #podcast - IntoYourHead.ie humour #observational # #dogs #smoking #cigars #dogslife

https://intoyourhead.ie/2026/04/08/video-shorts-218-does-your-dog-cover-for-your-smoking-or-vice-versa/