<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Statisticians can prove almost anything, a new study finds </title> <atom:link href="https://junkscience.com/2011/12/statisticians-can-prove-almost-anything-a-new-study-finds/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/12/statisticians-can-prove-almost-anything-a-new-study-finds/</link> <description>All the junk that’s fit to debunk.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:22:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Snorbert Zangox </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/12/statisticians-can-prove-almost-anything-a-new-study-finds/#comment-6027</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Snorbert Zangox]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:22:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://junkscience.com/?p=7636#comment-6027</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think that no one can prove anything with statistics. You only can fail to reject the null hypothesis, which leaves you with an association, not proof of a cause and effect. To get to that you must find some physical mechanism that is a path between A and B. The kinds of studies that these guys did can never provide anything more interesting that cocktail party conversation.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that no one can prove anything with statistics. You only can fail to reject the null hypothesis, which leaves you with an association, not proof of a cause and effect. To get to that you must find some physical mechanism that is a path between A and B. The kinds of studies that these guys did can never provide anything more interesting that cocktail party conversation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Allen Brooks </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/12/statisticians-can-prove-almost-anything-a-new-study-finds/#comment-6026</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Allen Brooks]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:52:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://junkscience.com/?p=7636#comment-6026</guid> <description><![CDATA["There are liars. damned liars and statistics." Mark Twain]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“There are liars. damned liars and statistics.” Mark Twain</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>