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Such post hoc hypothesis trawling essentially is p hacking. Try a large enough set of explanations and your data will show something significant. Might be hard
by nxpnsv 7y ago
Such post hoc hypothesis trawling essentially is p hacking. Try a large enough set of explanations and your data will show something significant. Might be hard to replicate.
- hwayne 7y agoOne of my favorite examples is this tour de force on "proving" that chocolate helps with weight loss: https://io9.gizmodo.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800 https://io9.gizmodo.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-choc...
- nxpnsv 7y agoor the forever classic: https://www.xkcd.com/882/ https://www.xkcd.com/882/
- 6510 7y agoReplication would indeed be necessary. Objectivity is the stuff to make the science!