tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post2358538720910925592..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: Double chekc your results again...Ross H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-75332095615695992262013-04-23T07:49:33.900+10:002013-04-23T07:49:33.900+10:00I think your Aside is a very good point.
The probl...I think your Aside is a very good point.<br />The problem may be the "common person" can easily understand an Excel mistake but struggles to see clearly that dubious assumptions including "cherry picking" data are actually worse. <br />I say worse, because an Excel mistake is more of a "sub-conscious" mistake whereas a dubious assumption that is stated is conscious and explicit.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-46461336418769475452013-04-23T07:44:51.425+10:002013-04-23T07:44:51.425+10:00I agree. This is a good example of Kauzmann's ...I agree. This is a good example of Kauzmann's maxim<br />"People tend to believe what they want rather than what the evidence before them suggests they should believe."<br />Scientists can be just as bad at this at non-scientists.<br /><br />http://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/walter-kauzmann-2009-master-of.htmlRoss H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-75929618339990235962013-04-23T03:42:20.197+10:002013-04-23T03:42:20.197+10:00Mistakes in research are inevitable, and though we...Mistakes in research are inevitable, and though we should work to decrease them, we can't eliminate them.<br /><br />I think the larger problem is that people tend to believe what suits them, and portray the evidence as favouring this, whatever the reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-44284251344243898502013-04-22T13:47:21.276+10:002013-04-22T13:47:21.276+10:00Aside: It's odd that so much attention is paid...Aside: It's odd that so much attention is paid to the Excel mistake when it was such a minor error relative to the others.<br /><br />Perhaps there's another lesson to be learned from this newscycle: narratives sell better than facts.Ted Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001183656827732917noreply@blogger.com