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Links, fonts, font styles... Maybe you could include a short summary of publication bias just here.
Something like:
Imagine 50 groups measuring the same non-correlation using 5% significance margin. Two groups will publish proved correlation; 48 will have no publishable results.
Don't we all know what publication bias is here?
If the post is just a data point for those who know the basics, it could be cut to its first 3 paragraphs without loss. If the post explains things for those have randomly found LW, it brief summary of publication bias near the beginning could increase expected amount of use derived from reading the post.
Write for the audience we want, not just the one we have.
Better yet, write for the audience we have and hyperlink to the wiki for the rest.