How a Study Can Show Something to Be True When It’s Completely False — Regression to the Mean
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In a previous post, “The Great Unknown: Using the Statistics to Explore the Secret Depths of Unpublished Research,” I discussed one way a study can show something to be true when it's false, or vice versa. If some nutrient or drug has a “true” biological effect, and we repeat many studies of the phenomenon, we would expect a handful of them to show a much greater effect than the real one and a handful of them to show a much lesser effect. In some instances, we might even expect to see the
How a Study Can Show Something to Be True When It’s Completely False — Regression to the Mean
How a Study Can Show Something to Be True…
How a Study Can Show Something to Be True When It’s Completely False — Regression to the Mean
In a previous post, “The Great Unknown: Using the Statistics to Explore the Secret Depths of Unpublished Research,” I discussed one way a study can show something to be true when it's false, or vice versa. If some nutrient or drug has a “true” biological effect, and we repeat many studies of the phenomenon, we would expect a handful of them to show a much greater effect than the real one and a handful of them to show a much lesser effect. In some instances, we might even expect to see the