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		politelemon on Sept 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do cats love boxes so much? Thanks for highlighting that, the 30 out of 500 completion rate is hilarious and as cat owners would say, completely expected.

lucideer on Sept 28, 2023 | [–]

The completion rate sounded more a reflection on cat owners (well on citizen science in general) than on cats.

Someone1234 on Sept 28, 2023 | [–]

It is 9 in 30:

> 30 completed all of the study’s trials. Of these, nine cat

500 was the number that started the trial, 30 is the number who completed and were therefore used.

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