Science seems like a straightforward endeavor. You come up with a hypothesis, collect data to prove or disprove it, and analyze that data to see whether the hypothesis is right. But anyone who actually does science will tell you that it is often not that straightforward. One of the most common complexities is data analysis.
A new paper in Nature suggests that one such complexity, known as regression to the mean, might be causing us to massively underestimate how severe solar storms can be.
The interaction between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere can be thought ...
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