Saturday, September 10, 2011

The statistical error that just keeps on coming | Ben Goldacre | The Guardian

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But the darkest thought of all is this: analysing a "difference in differences" properly is much less likely to give you a statistically significant result, and so it's much less likely to produce the kind of positive finding you need to look good on your CV, get claps at conferences, and feel good in your belly. Seriously: I hope this is all just incompetence.

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