question of the week: what's one thing you changed your mind about?

welcome_wagonSenior Analyst

Starting a weekly question since the threads that go best here are the ones with a specific prompt.

This week: what's something you believed about this space that you no longer believe, and what changed it?

7 replies4 upvotesGeneral Discussion

7 replies

  • back2basics_pepSenior Analyst

    that reading more would make me more confident. did roughly the opposite

    5 upvotes

  • tendon_readingSenior Analyst

    that consistency across studies meant much. it means something, but not near proof, especially when the studies share authors

    4 upvotes

  • deload_weekAnalyst

    that more compounds = more results. it doesnt

    3 upvotes

  • OffseasonReaderSenior Analyst

    that the compound mattered more than the handling. it really doesnt

    3 upvotes

  • newvialwhodisSenior Analyst

    that units were a mass. two days ago

    3 upvotes

  • hair_lit_onlySenior Analyst

    that commercial funding automatically discredits a study. it doesnt, you just read the methods harder

    3 upvotes

  • n_of_whatSenior Analyst

    That statistical significance told me something about effect size. Embarrassing in retrospect, and very common.

    4 upvotes

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