tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post5694372977770996675..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Cherry PickingJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-60163268063429851412011-06-08T09:07:22.965-05:002011-06-08T09:07:22.965-05:00This is actually true of all statistical tests, wh...This is actually true of all statistical tests, which is why you should always be skeptical if an article uses a lot of them on the same sample (and even more so if the sample is small). You are supposed to correct the level of significance (making it lower, and thus less likely to be significant by chance) with an increased number of tests. Unfortunately, this isn't always done, and readers aren't always aware of how this affects the claims of the research.Shedding Khawatirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643490050277557885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-16976887472024551552011-06-07T01:52:31.221-05:002011-06-07T01:52:31.221-05:00Thanks for teaching me about the Texas Markman'...Thanks for teaching me about the Texas Markman's Fallacy. I'd heard the joke before, but I hadn't heard of the fallacy.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com