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		fooker on Dec 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why introductory chemistry is boring: a long-term ... What is "do a Hubble"?

pbhjpbhj on Jan 1, 2020 [–]

Hubble's data (for his "constant") was all over the place, he just drew a line AFAICT and ignored all the data that didn't fit it.

fooker on Jan 1, 2020 | [–]

Isn't that the exact definition of what a "trend line" is?

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