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You’re a PhD!

Why we sleep by Matthew walker

June 4, 2019 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I’m in the process of reading this still, but had to start my review early because I was so irritated.  It may seem pedantic, but in a scientific book I expect facts to be accurate and held to rigorous standards. Only a few pages after writing that “the data infers” a result (nope, readers infer, data implies.  Unless data has gained sentience it can’t draw conclusions from what’s being reported, interpretation or inference is strictly for humans.  Data can imply, but not infer) this PhD […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: matthew walker

octothorp's CBR11 Review No:39 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: matthew walker ·
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