> But an effect that subtle wouldn't be of much value, anyway.
The word "significant" has a different meaning in scientific publications
than it does to the layman.
To the layman, it means "sufficiently great or important to be worthy of
attention; noteworthy, or substantial."
To the scientist, it means that any difference in outcome between two
different treatment groups had a probability of occurring by chance alone
of less than 5% (1 chance in 20).
But it doesn't mean how strong or substantial the effect was.  Many
"significant" findings wouldn't even be noticed by a beekeeper, and thus
may be of scientific interest, but not of practical value.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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