[HN Gopher] Example of the general issue of the importance of me...
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Example of the general issue of the importance of measurement in
statistics
Author : magoghm
Score : 15 points
Date : 2023-02-25 14:58 UTC (8 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu)
(TXT) w3m dump (statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu)
| NHQ wrote:
| The root cause is their need to reach for conclusions, probably
| from the outset of the _study_ in order to justify their so-
| designed "experiment". Statistical _studies_ should come without
| any pretense of a conclusion from the researchers. There are
| always multiple conclusions to be had, and _students_ are naive.
| If you have to start with a _statistical_ conclusion, you are
| already lost.
| Gimpei wrote:
| Not sure I'm understanding this. The post mentions that pre-
| registering was very helpful for the precise reason that it
| prevents researchers from altering their statistical criteria
| in order to suit their desired conclusions.
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