(September 11, 2014 at 11:53 pm)Surgenator Wrote:(September 11, 2014 at 11:24 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: It was a stat example that discussed how in order to claim causation, you have to be really sure you've controlled for all the possible variables.Yes you have to be sure. Do you know when statiticians claim to be sure, at 95% confidence. Scientist make claims of discovery at 95% confidence.
Um, no. Medical trials are gauged at a 95% confidence level. Science is measured much more strictly.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.