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It's probably not worth putting much stock in a preprint unless you are trained in evaluating this particular type of whitepaper. Even peer review is not a sta
by vhgbh87 5y ago
It's probably not worth putting much stock in a preprint unless you are trained in evaluating this particular type of whitepaper.
Even peer review is not a stamp of quality, but it at least signals "some set of folks have broadly reviewed this and consider it well constructed."
Whether it's sociology or fusion or battery tech -- we shouldn't put much value on preprint articles.
- cronix 5y agoYou seem knowledgeable on the subject. Have there been any studies that have been peer reviewed, and replicated, that have come to roughly the same conclusions? Or is this preprint the first time the subject has been studied?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoNot an expert, but I believe this is a widely studied area with a large body of literature. I say this because I've seen articles with similar conclusions going back decades. You can probably find many by searching Google Scholar For Occupational sex differences or selection
- xor99 5y ago*any articles
- somedude895 5y agoTo be fair, in sociology this sort of thing might not make it out of preprint for certain reasons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievance_studies_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievance_studies_affair
- nottorp 5y agoIsn't a preprint a way to make your article available outside Elsevier's paywall these days?