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From the paper: ‘The simplest and most commonly used method to detect publication selection is an informal examination of a funnel plot’ (Sutton et al. 200
by killjoywashere 7y ago
From the paper:
‘The simplest and most commonly used method to detect publication
selection is an informal examination of a funnel plot’ (Sutton et al. 2000a:
1574). A funnel graph is a scatter diagram of precision versus estimated effect
(such as estimated elasticities, regression coefficients or partial correlation
coefficients). Precision is best measured by the inverse of the standard error
(1/Se).
As the name suggests, the expected shape is an inverted funnel — in the
absence of publication selection. When there is no publication selection,
estimates should vary randomly and symmetrically around the ‘true’ population
effect. Because small-sample studies with typically less precision form the
base of the graph, the plot will be more spread out there than at its top.
However, it is the graph’s symmetry (or its absence) that is crucial for
assessing publication selection (see Figure 1).
- michaelmrose 7y agoThis method of quoting is unreadable on mobile
- gowld 7y ago>‘The simplest and most commonly used method to detect publication selection is an informal examination of a funnel plot’ (Sutton et al. 2000a: 1574). A funnel graph is a scatter diagram of precision versus estimated effect (such as estimated elasticities, regression coefficients or partial correlation coefficients). Precision is best measured by the inverse of the standard error (1/Se). > As the name suggests, the expected shape is an inverted funnel — in the absence of publication selection. When there is no publication selection, estimates should vary randomly and symmetrically around the ‘true’ population effect. Because small-sample studies with typically less precision form the base of the graph, the plot will be more spread out there than at its top. However, it is the graph’s symmetry (or its absence) that is crucial for assessing publication selection (see Figure 1).
- UnFleshedOne 7y agoSelecting correct presentation methods should be up to the platform, not the users.
- Izkata 7y agoAnd the platform says that particular syntax is intended for code: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
- cthor 7y agoIt's formatted as a code block, saying don't wrap these lines. But that's not a good idea when it's a long piece of English text. Is the platform supposed to run some ML algorithm on every code block to decide if it's actually code, and override the explicit don't wrap these lines syntax if it decides it's not actually code?
- LegitShady 7y agothe user chose the wrong blocks. There's no way for the platform to know
- mikepurvis 7y agoHN doesn't support proper quoting, which is why people do these hacks.
- jbc1 7y ago"
- monocasa 7y ago> HN doesn't support proper quoting, which is why people do these hacks. Yeah, but there's better hacks at least.
- mikepurvis 7y agoEmail-style quoting doesn't work that well for a paragraph exceeding one line, and even worse for multiple paragraphs. Obvious answer is just not to quote that much, but sometimes it's desirable to, especially as in the case above, where a block of external text is being quoted (as opposed to just quoting the particular part of another comment that you're addressing your reply to).