The main problem with statistics is the concept of the null hypothesis.

@nntaleb
Replacement concept: Space of possibilities.
Example:

COVID: Which disease is the "null hypothesis"

Flu? SARS?

Correct: Consider the space of possibilities.
So it is a new disease: Be afraid. Very afraid.
Now we know enough to confirm.

Perhaps some will need more, because they are still stuck on the specific null hypothesis they chose.

Anyone who isn& #39;t will get it immediately.
For clarity change one word:

Now we know enough to confirm.

Perhaps some will need more, because they are still stuck on the specific null hypothesis they chose.

Anyone who isn& #39;t will understand immediately.
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