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		mips_r4300i on Dec 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off th... A common number for improvements in outcome by placebo is typically 20%. Significant, but not a game changer.

heisenzombie on Dec 13, 2023 [–]

Also, I think the placebo effect is popularly misunderstood:

https://www.dcscience.net/2015/12/11/placebo-effects-are-wea...

mips_r4300i on Dec 13, 2023 | [–]

Thanks for that article, it confirms what I'd long suspected. The bit about traffic cameras is a good one, and the very same problem of trying to judge health supplements efficacy without RCTs.

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