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Falsification, controls and the numbers that decide what counts
Popper · Lind · Fisher · 3 chapters · 12 min read
Falsification, controls and the numbers that decide what counts.
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Method
- 01A Theory Has to Forbid SomethingOn a theory earning its keep by forbidding something.
- 02The Ten Sailors Who Got NothingOn why you need a group of people who did not get the treatment.
- 03Significant, and Other Misread WordsOn the numbers that decide what counts as a finding, and what they do not say.