Irrelevant added dyads numerically overwhelm the cases that actually matter

Evidence

The population of noncontiguous minor power dyads alone—i.e., non-opportunity relevant dyads—is 600–700 percent larger than that of opportunity relevant dyads. What happens in this group of countries will determine to a large extent the character of the statistical findings. — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts, 1522

Categorization

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