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		lomnakkus on Dec 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can a simple algebra test predict programming apti... The OP alluded to p-values, and I think this may be relevant: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OL1RqHrZQ8` (In short: p-values are pretty much useless as an indicator of "this experiment can be reproduced".) Not that this necessarily refutes the original article, I just thought it might be relevant to discussion.

rhiever on Dec 12, 2014 [–]

If you look in the methods, the experiment has been successfully reproduced twice after the initial trial with distinct cohorts of students.

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