Funny pictures about the adventures of scientific news

Scientific news in the presentation of the mass media often makes the hair stand on end for those who understand this field of science or just know how to think.

How it turns out is clearly seen from the comics below (free translation – Alexey Vodovozov).

Explanations:
Spearman's correlation coefficient r=0.56 is a statistical joke.
At 0.4 < r < 0.7 , the relationship between the two signs is considered moderate,
and with the additions "if", "assuming" and "under conditions"
the result is written with a pitchfork on the water.
And if you haven't guessed what grandma is wearing on her head, read the Wikipedia article :)

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