Testing MythBusters’ Yawn Contagiousness Data

Just how accurate are the MythBusters? They are very thorough in most of their tests, but OmniNerd is calling them out for their particular yawning episode.

Occasionally, however, a blunder arises which can be exposed without expensive test fixture designs. Sometimes all you need is a simple understanding of statistics. MythBusters’ investigation into the suspected contagious nature of the everyday yawn9 is one such instance.

Time to get your science geek on. I’ve seen this particular segment and never thought much of it, but after reading this it makes a lot more sense.

Source: OmniNerd