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Because this is a newspaper, not a scientific journal or peer review and newspapers are generally written for the average reader who probably does not want nor
by mrep 8y ago
Because this is a newspaper, not a scientific journal or peer review and newspapers are generally written for the average reader who probably does not want nor even understand all of those details.
- mlthoughts2018 8y agoBut a basic notion of effect size and units are often included in popular news coverage of statistics. That's a basic expectation, involving zero nuance or statistical rigor. "This is a newspaper" is a reason why they might leave off details about methodology, metrics of uncertainty, etc. Not a reason why they would make an entirely unqualified claim attached to no notion of the effect size. Essentially you're saying we should hold the New York Times to the same reporting standards as some clickbait site that fuels confirmation bias with sensational headlines, and not expect large world-spanning newspapers to have even the slightest of better practices than that.