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nerfhammer
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Reading Literature on Screen: A Price for Convenie...
You can't criticize the sample size without knowing the effect size
cwyers
on Aug 19, 2014
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Withholding evidence isn't a defense against criticism. If you won't TELL ME your effect size, but you do tell me the sample size, I can certainly say, "I am skeptical of your conclusion, because of your sample size."
voronoff
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Criticizing the stats of an article that hasn't been published b/c of science news reporting on it is an exercise in madness.
Criticize the science news instead.
nerfhammer
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You should instead say "I am skeptical of your conclusion, because I don't know your effect size."
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