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Old 12-10-2018, 08:29 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by samwichse View Post
I bet if you ignore the rocket tabs and do a fit of temp vs summer tires with the rocket tab/non rocket tab data together, you'll get a niceer R^2.

IE: No significant effect from the tabs.
I expect you're right. Definitely a limitation of real-world data though is that variables aren't controlled for.

But, one thing I definitely did not see was an instant 20% boost in economy.
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