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> If the science isn't finding an effect, they are either not measuring the right thing or they are not measuring it with a large enough sample size. This is a
by innocenat 5y ago
> If the science isn't finding an effect, they are either not measuring the right thing or they are not measuring it with a large enough sample size.
This is a very dangerous idea to have. Placebo is a very well known effect.
- thorum 5y agoTrue, but poorly designed studies and non-replicated results are also very common. I think if a majority of people find some effect to be anecdotally true I’m their own lives (“using flux makes my eyes hurt less and I fall asleep more easily”) then you should need to meet a high standard of very rigorous science to prove them wrong.
- ImaCake 5y agoPlacebo is controlled for in these kinds of experiments by using a comparison group exposed to a carefully designed placebo. To be very clear, you can test for the abscence of an effect. It is a little bit more challenging than finding a "true" effect, but it is feasible. It is a dangerous, and common, misunderstanding to not distinguish between "no significant effect" and "statistically significant zero effect".