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> The point is you will always find deviations (with extremely low p-values) if you look hard enough

I don't know how you can get that point from the article instead of 'an 1894-era die is biased but you need a lot of statistical power in order to see that'.



I think the lesson is clear... the more messed up your methods the easier to see the deviation (ie the historical vs modern experiment). Also, where do you get this:

>"you need a lot of statistical power in order to see that"




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