An Article worth Considering

[Richard Pfau (2019.10.11 10:15 EDT)]

Here’s a summary worth reading of an article that has implications for PCT (both for how we and others interpret the same data):

Beyond the ‘replication crisis,’ does research face an ‘inference crisis’? Researchers test expert inferences against known data, find inconsistency
https://www.sciencedai
ly.com/releases/2019/10/191010161540.htm

Many thanks Richard for sharing this article - great read!

Best wishes,

Kuba

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On 11 Oct 2019, at 15:09, Richard Pfau (richardhpfau@gmail.com via csgnet Mailing List) csgnet@lists.illinois.edu wrote:

[Richard Pfau (2019.10.11 10:15 EDT)]

Here’s a summary worth reading of an article that has implications for PCT (both for how we and others interpret the same data):

Beyond the ‘replication crisis,’ does research face an ‘inference crisis’? Researchers test expert inferences against known data, find inconsistency
https://www.sciencedai
ly.com/releases/2019/10/191010161540.htm

[From Bruce Nevin (20191011.11:47 ET)]

This reminds me of the study some years ago that satisfied many people that astrology had been proven to be bunk because several experienced professional astrologers tasked with matching horoscope charts for a set of volunteers to ‘case files’ about them
disagreed with each other.

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/Bruce

On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM Richard Pfau csgnet@lists.illinois.edu wrote:

[Richard Pfau (2019.10.11 10:15 EDT)]

Here’s a summary worth reading of an article that has implications for PCT (both for how we and others interpret the same data):

Beyond the ‘replication crisis,’ does research face an ‘inference crisis’? Researchers test expert inferences against known data, find inconsistency
https://www.sciencedai
ly.com/releases/2019/10/191010161540.htm