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fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months ago

cherry pickers

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fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months ago
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    For the sleepy brains and ESL-ers: It is an idiom.

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      I still don’t get the 340% increase in the production part though.

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        They’re very experienced at cherry picking, since they do it all the time. Therefore they’re able to do it better / faster than most.

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        Anti-vaxxers love cherry picking.

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          Yeah, but if your results are only a biased subset of your total gamut (vaccers + anti-vaccers) then 340% is still an astonishing result when only taking your preferred group.

          It actually does build credibility that the group you’re biased towards had the most significant result.

          If the total gains were 1000% including contributions from both groups, then yes I can understand the point the post is making (340 from anti-vaccers, 660 from vaccers, clear cherry-picking).

          But 340 is already an incredibly high number, so it sort of weakens the post, if you catch my meaning

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            You are overthinking a (bad) joke

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        Me either, but assuming it’s a real screenshot, the date is 2018. I didn’t do much digging, but 2018 saw an increase in cherry crops according to this source https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/usda-2018-cherry-crop-production-up-from-last-year.

        An overall increase of 60% is pretty big! If this specific farm had an especially bad year in 2017, a 340% increase isn’t out of the question.

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          It’s from an Onion-esq science blog.

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            Ah, I see. https://thesciencepost.com/local-cherry-orchard-only-hires-anti-vaccers-production-increases-by-340/

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