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Calling Bullshit Syllabus
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2-9 Reviews of fair comparisons should be systematic |
Carl Bergstrom's and Jevin West's nice syllabus for 'Calling Bullshit'.
Key Concepts addressed:- Audio
- Claims: are they justified?
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- 1-6 Expert opinion is not always right
- 2-3 Peoples' outcomes should be analyzed in their original groups
- 2-1 Treatments should be compared fairly
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Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives are straightforward. After taking the course, you should be able to:
- Remain vigilant for bullshit contaminating your information diet.
- Recognize said bullshit whenever and wherever you encounter it.
- Figure out for yourself precisely why a particular bit of bullshit is bullshit.
- Provide a statistician or fellow scientist with a technical explanation of why a claim is bullshit.
- Provide your crystals-and-homeopathy aunt or casually racist uncle with an accessible and persuasive explanation of why a claim is bullshit.