Astronomy papers, explained. What was measured, the mechanism behind the result, and what it does not show.https://anna-rosen.com/en-usSun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://anna-rosen.com/astrobytes/confidently-wrong/https://anna-rosen.com/astrobytes/confidently-wrong/Unresolved binaries bias the measured slope of the stellar initial mass function by a fixed amount. Statistical error shrinks with sample size; that bias does not.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-draftedAnna Roseninitial mass functionbinariesstatistical inferencestar clusters