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’science’s dirtiest secret: The “scientific method” of testing hypotheses by statistical analysis stands on a flimsy foundation.’

Reposted from: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/03/20/science%e2%80%99s-dirtiest-secret-the-%e2%80%9cscientific-method%e2%80%9d-of-testing-hypotheses-by-statistical-analysis-stands-on-a-flimsy-foundation/

March 20, 2010 @ 3:24 am

The quote in the headline is direct from this article in Science News for which I’ve posted an excerpt below. I found this article interesting for two reasons. 1- It challenges use of statistical methods that have come into question in climate science recently, such as Mann’s tree ring proxy hockey stick and the Stieg [...]

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