Fooled by statistical significance

<h1>Statistical insignificance</h1> <p>Contrary to popular belief, the term &ldquo;<strong><em>statistically significant</em></strong>&rdquo; does not mean that something&nbsp;<em>important</em>,&nbsp;<em>momentous</em>, or&nbsp;<em>convincing</em>&nbsp;took place. If you think that we&rsquo;re using the word&nbsp;<em>significant</em>&nbsp;here in a way that would make your thesaurus proud, you&rsquo;re falling victim to a cunning bit of sleight of hand. Don&rsquo;t let poets lie to you.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;You shouldn&rsquo;t let poets lie to you.&rdquo; &mdash; Bj&ouml;rk</p> </blockquote> <p>For those who prefer to keep their exposure to&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/quaesita_statistics" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">statistical</a>&nbsp;nitty gritty to a minimum, here&rsquo;s all you need to know about the term&nbsp;<em>statistically significant</em>:</p> <p><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/fooled-by-statistical-significance-7fed1bc2caf9"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>