• PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Standard deviations is a deliberately misleading tactic to present this data, this is in reality a small temperature change.

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      6 months ago

      It’s a form of normalization to highlight how abnormal the change is.

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      6 months ago

      Do you really think someone would manipulate data to show a more sensationalized image of what’s happening? Then post it on the internet with a misleading message?

      Do you really think someone would go on the internet and lie like that?

      Edit: clearly my sarcasm didn’t land. Also, edit, a word.