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  2. Fact–value distinction - Wikipedia

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    Virtually all modern philosophers affirm some sort of fact–value distinction, insofar as they distinguish between science and "valued" disciplines such as ethics, aesthetics, or the fine arts. However, philosophers such as Hilary Putnam argue that the distinction between fact and value is not as absolute as Hume envisioned. [19]

  3. Level of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Ratios are not meaningful since 20 °C cannot be said to be "twice as hot" as 10 °C (unlike temperature in kelvins), nor can multiplication/division be carried out between any two dates directly. However, ratios of differences can be expressed; for example, one difference can be twice another; for example, the ten-degree difference between 15 ...

  4. Family-wise error rate - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, Tukey suggested that familywise control was preferable in such cases (Tukey, 1956, personal communication, in Ryan, 1962, p. 302). ... [11] [12] However, it ...

  5. Fewer versus less - Wikipedia

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    However, some prescriptivists prescribe the rule addition that less should be used with units of measurement (e.g. "less than 10 pounds/dollars"). Prescriptivists might, however, consider "fewer cups of coffee" to be correct in a sentence such as "there are fewer cups of coffee on the table now", where the cups are countable separate objects.

  6. Null hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The null hypothesis is a default hypothesis that a quantity to be measured is zero (null). Typically, the quantity to be measured is the difference between two situations. For instance, trying to determine if there is a positive proof that an effect has occurred or that samples derive from different batches. [7] [8]

  7. What is a chocolate cake? Heated argument between siblings on ...

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    Okay I’m bringing my family debate to twitter. lol One half thinks you describe the flavor of a cake based on the icing while the other half thinks it’s based on the actual cake itself.

  8. Conjunctive adverb - Wikipedia

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    A conjunctive adverb, adverbial conjunction, or subordinating adverb is an adverb that connects two clauses by converting the clause it introduces into an adverbial modifier of the verb in the main clause.

  9. Human multitasking - Wikipedia

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    Most studies that do show any sex differences tend to find that the differences are small and inconsistent. [23] In 2013, a brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine found major differences in men and women's neural wiring that researchers suggested indicated that sex plays a role in multitasking skills. They said that "[On] average, men are ...