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Critical reading 101 – “Studies have shown…” Part II

This is a continuation of yesterday’s post about how to evaluate claims by AP/NPers (or anybody else, for that matter) that their positions are supported by scientific studies.
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Are the results of the study statistically significant? “Statistical significance” refers to the likelihood of the result gotten in a particular study occurred by chance. While not every [...]