Tag: snakeoil

…the conclusion made in the study is unsafe. Try it for yourself at http://www.prconline.com/education/tools/statsignificance/index.asp. Again, the study may in fact be accurate, but we have no way of knowing that until it’s supported by another study into the same thing (one with a bigger sample size, for one thing). With all due respect to the author, anyone can cite a research study to support a hypothesis. The trouble is, we’re not supposed to…