Now this is a little counterintuitive, because very often people underestimate the amount of calories in things, but what's important here is the-- the error, the size of the error.

这与我们的直觉有些相反,因为经常性地,大家低估了卡路里含量,重要的是,误差和误差的大小

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To be included, a study had to compare organic and conventional planting across similarly-sized areas, had to report on the sample size and error margins, and had to use organic methods that complied with the guidelines of certification organisations (such as the UK's Soil Association).

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As investment in information technology has increased, so has the size of the potential statistical error.

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And keep in mind that while the spread between the two projections represents real money, it is margin-of-error stuff when it comes to the size of the federal budget and total health spending.

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