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Lumifer comments on Whole genome sequencing vs SNP genotyping - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: harcisis 11 June 2015 10:09PM

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 12 June 2015 04:46:51PM 1 point [-]

4 is a small number. It is pretty rare that a cost-benefit calculation cares about that factor of 4, that multiplying the benefits by 4 will change the decision from reject to accept.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 June 2015 04:49:53PM 4 points [-]

It seems we have a different perception of smallness and tend to encounter different cost-benefit calculations.