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AlwaysGoToTheTruck t1_j0td04t wrote

Reply to A study finds that researcher degrees of freedom in statistical software contribute to unreliable results. Specifically, multiple inconsistencies were found in the results produced between statistical packages due to algorithmic variation, computational error, and statistical output. by Alysdexic

In my grad stats classes, we often talked about different results between programs as well as how various methods hold up to each other and what caused the differences. I assumed this was common knowledge.

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AlwaysGoToTheTruck t1_ity1ach wrote

Reply to comment by RyeZuul in Logical positivism does not dispense with metaphysics, as it aimed to. It merely proposes a different kind of metaphysics, in which natural sciences take the privileged position once occupied by rationalist metaphysics. by IAI_Admin

First, the title of this post made me cringe because it’s exactly the kind of philosophy that makes me cringe.

Second, I completely agree with your assessment of the scientific method. It creates a map, but is not the territory.

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