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Actually you're not sure you could do that. When do people ever stand perfectly still for hours on end? We get the difference between anecdotes and data, but it
by djtriptych 11y ago
Actually you're not sure you could do that. When do people ever stand perfectly still for hours on end? We get the difference between anecdotes and data, but it's also ok to formulate testable hypotheses in here.
Anyway this is like saying "Buying a bike won't make you thin". Yes, you have to ride the bike. But the availability of a bike in your house greatly raises the chance that you'll ride on any given day. It's indirect, but still a pretty good idea.
- zzalpha 11y agobut it's also ok to formulate testable hypotheses in here. That's a bit odd... you're basically advocating "[formulating] testable hypotheses" simply to post-justify a choice you've already made. That's basically science backwards... It's also human nature. We all love to rationalize. But we can at least see it for what it is. :) Edit: Incidentally, I have personally witnessed the fact that buying a bike has absolutely no correlation with frequency of riding it... ;)
- alextgordon 11y agoYou can't use statistical evidence to invalidate someone's personal experience. It doesn't work that way! When someone says that a standing desk has helped them, you can't just jump out and say "aha! this study says on average they don't work, therefore that someone is rationalising their purchase". The best you can say is that it works for some people and not others.