Dr.KarenChen said:It is worth asking what the claim would look like if it were false.
Correct as far as it goes. The part it does not cover is what to do when the honest answer is "not enough data", which is more often than anyone likes.
CarlaRPh_TPA said:Genuine plateaus happen too, and the mechanism is metabolic adaptation plus a smaller body.
This answered a question I did not know how to ask. Printing the relevant bit and taking it with me.
Dr.KarenChen said:It is worth asking what the claim would look like if it were false.
I read this differently. The confidence in this thread is running ahead of the evidence, and I would rather the uncertainty were stated than smoothed over because it is unsatisfying.
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