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Publication bias. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the scientific literature is full of positive results. Null or negative results have traditionally been hard to publish and are often relegated to abandoned hard drives, despite the fact that they represent valuable knowledge claims. Research users looking for evidence get a distorted view, which — like Joh... See more

An “Omics” Answer to the Replication Crisis

The researcher may also look for disconfirming evidence. The process involves having the researcher first establish a theme and then look through all of the evidence for exceptions to this theme. This is evidence that presents an alternative explanation for a theme.

John W. Creswell • 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher

I conducted my research, whatever

Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

Berkson’s Paradox : Strong correlations can fall apart when combined with a larger population. Among hospital patients, motorcycle crash victims wearing helmets are more likely to be seriously injured than those not wearing helmets. But that’s because most crash victims saved by helmets did not need to become hospital patients, and those without h

Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas

Rejecting the opposite of what we’re interested in seems like a lot of hoops to jump through. Why not just test the hypothesis that there is a difference between versions? The reason for this approach is at the heart of the scientific process of falsification. It’s very difficult to prove something scientifically.

Jeff Sauro • Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research

I am not a believer in having an investment thesis. That is the wrong way to approach investing because what you really want to do is search for disconfirming information, not confirm what you already believe.

Gavin Baker • Security Error | Columbia Business School

Adversarial Collaboration: An EDGE Lecture by Daniel Kahneman

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Defensive Research is a common practice found inside organizations that attempt to justify the business’ existing model, practices, and systems, at the expense of change. At best, this practice can delay the eventual decline of the business but that comes at the cost of squandering considerable scarce and expensive knowledge resources. Disruptive

How to Disagree

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