Bad Research

glatt · 11-17-2010, 11:40 AM

The article is only talking about total numbers, and doesn't put them in context. The US had the most papers withdrawn, but the article doesn't say if it also published the most. I suspect it did. A better number would be the percentage of papers withdrawn. This article is of very little value without the rest of the numbers to put this in context.

I've struck out fewer times than Babe Ruth. Maybe two dozen times total in my life. Therefore, I'm a better baseball player. Absolute BS.

11-17-2010, 11:40 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The article is only talking about total numbers, and doesn't put them in context. The US had the most papers withdrawn, but the article doesn't say if it also published the most. I suspect it did. A better number would be the percentage of papers withdrawn. This article is of very little value without the rest of the numbers to put this in context. I've struck out fewer times than Babe Ruth. Maybe two dozen times total in my life. Therefore, I'm a better baseball player. Absolute BS.

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