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Equation 27 · Part 1 · Cognitive Bias Was the Label; Attention Sink Is the Suspect

Symbol phi_sink

ϕsink\phi_{\mathrm{sink}}
ϕsink\phi_{\mathrm{sink}}

What this part means

the sink-attributable fraction.

Its job in the formula

phisi_sink is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

Proposed: the sink-attributable fraction ϕsink\phi_{\mathrm{sink}} , defined with explicit units, a stated protocol built entirely from already-released tools, and a numeric threshold on either side of which the dispute resolves — but not computed, because computing it needs compute this article does not have.

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…calculation showing the measured effect is not a threshold artifact, computed once from the paper’s own stated sample size and threshold rule using nothing but arithmetic. Proposed: the sink-attributable fraction ϕsink\phi_{\mathrm{sink}} , defined with explicit units, a stated protocol built entirely from already-released tools, and a numeric threshold on either side of which the dispute resolves — but not computed, because computing it needs compute this article does not have. Not performed: any training run,…

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