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Author here— totally agree. Just added a note about this in the conclusion as I think it's worth pointing out. There's definitely a limit to what kind of concl
by steve-benjamins 10y ago
Author here— totally agree. Just added a note about this in the conclusion as I think it's worth pointing out.
There's definitely a limit to what kind of conclusions you can draw from my data. Mostly I just thought it was interesting and worth sharing.
- bravura 10y agoSorry, this is just a pet peeve of mine: But why do you post inconclusive data and draw potentially misleading conclusions, and then hedge with "I thought it was interesting and worth sharing"? The argument of the GP is that, people are liable to draw the wrong conclusions. So perhaps the fact that the data are "interesting" is actually motivation not to post it.
- socalnate1 10y agoIt's categorically silly to withhold inconclusive data just because you don't have the time or ability to make final conclusions with it. This is a major issue with academic research today. Transparency > statistical purity
- tyre 10y agoThis isn't a question of transparency with regards to the data, but publicly drawing conclusions from statistically insignificant data. Given the major issue of reproducibility in academic research, I'm not sure "withholding inconclusive data" is a major issue with academic research today.