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Empirically, most of them seem to emanate from unreliable, sensationalistic publications. Methodologically, "beware the man of one study," [0] especially when
by davidivadavid 7y ago
Empirically, most of them seem to emanate from unreliable, sensationalistic publications.
Methodologically, "beware the man of one study," [0] especially when the language is vague ("suggests").
[0] https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/12/beware-the-man-of-one-study/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/12/beware-the-man-of-one-...
- bjourne 7y agoEmpirically means supported by evidence. Do you have evidence to suggest that most HN posts titled "Study suggests ..." refers to flawed studies?
- davidivadavid 7y agoEmpirically: "by means of observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic."