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S1E02: (Statistical) Power Struggles

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The Color of the Pigs, a Study in Animal Sciences

When i was in grad school, although i knew what power was, because i shaded the right region in the curve a rit, the classic sort of diagram, it didn't really hit home for me until i was an assistant professor. And i was attending one of these things that, as a senior member, probably never attend. It was an all university research gala or something to do with animal sciences. So they talked about a study where they wanted to feed pigs this special diet that would make, you know, essentially bigger, better bacon. But they were concerned that the diet might have a side effect of clouding the cornea of the pigs and so it would impair their

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