The Most Life-Changing Books, Statistically
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The article attempts to identify life-changing books using statistical analysis, but the discussion raises concerns about the reliability of self-reported data.
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abstractspoon
about 2 months ago
The fact that the results are all self reported makes this a bit sus
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