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Category Archives: Nature of Science
Basic Statistics Part 6: Confounding Factors and Experimental Design
The topic of confounding factors is extremely important for understanding experimental design and evaluating published papers. Nevertheless, confounding factors are poorly understood among the general public, and even professional scientists often fail to appropriately account for them, which results in … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science
Tagged evaluating evidence, peer-reviewed studies, statistics, Vaccines
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The image that took me two months to obtain: A window into what it is like to do research
Most people don’t really understand what scientists actually do or what is required to do scientific research. As a result, they don’t appreciate the amount of training and work that goes into being a scientists and conducting research. I personally … Continue reading
No, homeopathic remedies can’t “detox” you from exposure to Roundup: Examining Séralini’s latest rat study
One of my main goals for this blog is to help people learn how to evaluate scientific studies. To that end, I have written several posts that dissect papers and explain either why they are robust or why they are … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science
Tagged alternative medicine, evaluating evidence, GMOs, homeopathy, peer-reviewed studies, statistics
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Basic Statistics Part 5: Means vs Medians, Is the “Average” Reliable?
To many people, this may seem like the most boring topic in the world, but it is actually vitally important not only for understanding scientific results, but also for understanding much of the data that we are presented with on … Continue reading
Who reviews scientific papers and how do reviews work?
I spent my afternoon reviewing a paper for a scientific journal and making a recommendation about whether or not the paper should be published. As a scientist, this is not an uncommon task for me, but it is a process … Continue reading
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