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spikels on Oct 18, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney Gener...

"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything." - Ronald Coase

opendais on Oct 18, 2014 [–]

My point is the data is worthless to support your claim. Comparing time periods isn't "torturing the data".

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