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Tortured Data

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“Beware of testing too many Hypotheses; the more you torture the data, the more likely they are to confesss, but confession obtained under duress may not be admissible in the court of scientific opinion. ” —Stephen M. Stigler, “Testing Hypotheses or Fitting Models?” (1987) That is useful advice for everyone, but even moreso a warning […]



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