Comment by dwaltrip

6 years ago

Thanks for the response. Do you know of any you good blog posts or articles that dive into this a bit more? It looks very interesting.

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nonbel  6 years ago

This is the best description of the main problem (testing your own vs some default hypothesis) I have seen:

Paul E. Meehl, "Theory-Testing in Psychology and Physics: A Methodological Paradox," Philosophy of Science 34, no. 2 (Jun., 1967): 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1086/288135

Free download here: www.fisme.science.uu.nl/staff/christianb/downloads/meehl1967.pdf

Andrew Gelman (andrewgelman.com) has a great blog that often touches on this issue.

  • dwaltrip  6 years ago

    Thanks a bunch for sharing, I appreciate it. I'll add these resources to my reading list. I may also pass it along to my brother who getting a graduate degree in psych :)