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#101 PeonYourLawn

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 03:53 PM

Off topic can fuck off :p

A statement can be absolute, regardless of it's accuracy. For example, if I said "Apples are green", then I'm clearly wrong, and can be disproven by the existence of a single apple.
On the other hand, "Most apples are green" is far more difficult to disprove, being that you would have to show that at least half the apples -ever- were not green. Of course, evidence can be provided for a disproof, by random sampling etc, but it's impractical to physically demonstrate the inaccuracy.


bold sentence is legitimately the first time you made me lol

i see but cant the hypotheses be proven wrong in an experiment where we counted every single apple on earth and more than 50% turned out to be red? Say we did this or a variation study (quantity of red apple trees vs # of green apple trees) and we proved that most of apples are not green, would the null hypotheses be deemed absolute?

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    #102 Sweeney

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 03:56 PM

    bold sentence is legitimately the first time you made me lol

    i see but cant the hypotheses be proven wrong in an experiment where we counted every single apple on earth and more than 50% turned out to be red? Say we did this or a variation study (quantity of red apple trees vs # of green apple trees) and we proved that most of apples are not green, would the null hypotheses be deemed absolute?

    No, a null hypothesis is always phrased in absolute terms. Whether or not it is proven wrong doesn't matter at all.

    #103 luvsmyncis

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 03:59 PM

    My hypotheses...
    5 apples can fit up PeonYourLawn's butthole, regardless of color.
    The floor is not a shelf.

    #104 Sweeney

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:01 PM

    My hypotheses...
    5 apples can fit up PeonYourLawn's butthole, regardless of color.
    The floor is not a shelf.

    I really hope someone tries to correct your spelling. This thread has been running on the backburner for too long.

    #105 PeonYourLawn

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:04 PM

    My hypotheses...
    5 apples can fit up PeonYourLawn's butthole, regardless of color.
    The floor is not a shelf.


    hahahaha that is clever you really made a funny

    However I would prefer bananas as they are more fitting

    #106 Hurricane

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:04 PM

    If I were to read just the last page of this thread without the first post, I'd have absolutely no idea of what is going on.

    #107 Sweeney

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:11 PM

    If I were to read just the last page of this thread without the first post, I'd have absolutely no idea of what is going on.

    Be honest, now. You read the whole thing, and you still have no idea.

    I know I don't.

    #108 iargue

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:13 PM

    My hypotheses...
    5 apples can fit up PeonYourLawn's butthole, regardless of color.
    The floor is not a shelf.



    colour*

    #109 PeonYourLawn

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:13 PM

    If I were to read just the last page of this thread without the first post, I'd have absolutely no idea of what is going on.


    Don't worry its part of becoming an active advanced member such as myself! ( or soon )

    #110 luvsmyncis

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:17 PM

    colour*

    D'oh!
    Ya got me. I was expecting you to add an unnecessary apostrophe to 'hypotheses'. 

    #111 Sweeney

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 04:19 PM

    colour*

    *snort*
    Well played.

    #112 Hurricane

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    Posted 07 December 2010 - 05:45 PM

    Be honest, now. You read the whole thing, and you still have no idea.

    I know I don't.


    got me there :x3:


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