Teaching examples for the design of experiments: geographical sensitivity and the self‐fulfilling prophecy

We describe two, simple, two‐dimensional spaces. These two spaces give rise to, and at the same time appear to generate supporting data for, scientific intuitions that are deeply flawed or wholly incorrect. We find these spaces useful in unfreezing scientific thinking and challenging the misplaced confidence in scientific intuition. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Pharmaceutical Statistics - November 1, 2015 Category: Statistics Authors: Dennis W. Lendrem, B. Clare Lendrem, Ruth Rowland‐Jones, Fabio D'Agostino, Matt Linsley, Martin R. Owen, John D. Isaacs Tags: Teacher's Corner Source Type: research