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		btilly on June 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 40k coin tosses yield ambiguous evidence for dynam... They wanted to test the dynamics on long tosses (with lots of flipping). It is easier for a toss to be long if the coin is small.

dekhn on June 3, 2022 [–]

"We adjusted the methods of the experiment for the convenience of the experimenter" is a common detail most papers leave out.

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