Comments on: Science: How To Fake It http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: alan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84649 alan Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:55:05 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84649 5. Package it all up, and teach it in Universities. As the definitive monetary model for human civilization. Until the next crash that is. 5. Package it all up, and teach it in Universities. As the definitive monetary model for human civilization. Until the next crash that is.

]]> By: Hayley http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84626 Hayley Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:06:52 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84626 Meh. The top-rating journals reject studies who manipulate power size by sticking to smaller sample sizes, this shows up in the effect size. If anyone does try this, expect to have it rejected before it reaches peer-review with a request to amend your sample size in light of this. Inferential statistics take account of this kind of thing! I comparing each kind of charm for efficacy, you'd also need to complete post-hoc test to negate family-wise error. I'm just finishing my dissertation in cognitive psychology and I aim to get published this year - it's really not as easy as it looks! : ) Meh. The top-rating journals reject studies who manipulate power size by sticking to smaller sample sizes, this shows up in the effect size. If anyone does try this, expect to have it rejected before it reaches peer-review with a request to amend your sample size in light of this. Inferential statistics take account of this kind of thing! I comparing each kind of charm for efficacy, you’d also need to complete post-hoc test to negate family-wise error.

I’m just finishing my dissertation in cognitive psychology and I aim to get published this year – it’s really not as easy as it looks! : )

]]> By: Annette M http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84372 Annette M Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:04:00 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84372 *waves at Steve D* I had to submit your article to the blog... it made me smile so much! I have a research dissertation to do this summer and have taken notes... :) xx *waves at Steve D* I had to submit your article to the blog… it made me smile so much! I have a research dissertation to do this summer and have taken notes… :) xx

]]> By: Gavin http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84369 Gavin Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:32:02 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84369 @ Scotty; i heard it was 88.19876896869789807686978658496878493968975483995869574968495769% of all stats are made up on the spot or by random finger tapping. but i could be 23.958029957720975809566819057721071-6873% wrong @ Scotty; i heard it was 88.19876896869789807686978658496878493968975483995869574968495769% of all stats are made up on the spot or by random finger tapping. but i could be 23.958029957720975809566819057721071-6873% wrong

]]> By: George http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84365 George Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:13:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84365 I developed the cure for arthritic knuckles using a gerbil and the head of Tom Cruise. - Knew he would come in handy for something. I developed the cure for arthritic knuckles using a gerbil and the head of Tom Cruise. – Knew he would come in handy for something.

]]> By: Scotty http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84339 Scotty Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:14:29 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84339 It;s a scientific fact that 88.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot. (thanks Jim) It;s a scientific fact that 88.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot. (thanks Jim)

]]> By: Steffen http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84333 Steffen Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:13:01 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84333 And when you even don't want to make that effort, you can use SciGen for an instant "scientific" paper: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/ Unfortunately, for computer science only. Background: Some computer science students wrote this as an exercise in so-called "context-free grammars". On a glimpse, it looks like science, but it is nothing but random nonsense. They once submitted such a "paper" for a conference, and now the frightening part starts: The paper was accepted. This was no singular event, but was repeated several times. It just has to look like science, and it might get accepted. Even if it is sheer randomly generated nonsense. And when you even don’t want to make that effort, you can use SciGen for an instant “scientific” paper:

http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/

Unfortunately, for computer science only. Background: Some computer science students wrote this as an exercise in so-called “context-free grammars”. On a glimpse, it looks like science, but it is nothing but random nonsense. They once submitted such a “paper” for a conference, and now the frightening part starts: The paper was accepted.

This was no singular event, but was repeated several times. It just has to look like science, and it might get accepted. Even if it is sheer randomly generated nonsense.

]]> By: Adrian http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84331 Adrian Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:33:13 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84331 Damn it! Gerald has just eaten the four leaf clover and is now humping the rabbit's foot. Is that good or bad luck? My graph doesn't show that. Damn it! Gerald has just eaten the four leaf clover and is now humping the rabbit’s foot. Is that good or bad luck? My graph doesn’t show that.

]]> By: Steve D http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84330 Steve D Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:50:28 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84330 Thanks for the mention! :-) Thanks for the mention! :-)

]]> By: somemore http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/03/science-fake/#comment-84327 somemore Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:13:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16019#comment-84327 How about these? http://machineslikeus.com/news/us-scientists-significantly-more-likely-publish-fake-research http://tinyurl.com/ycbnhra How about these?

http://machineslikeus.com/news/us-scientists-significantly-more-likely-publish-fake-research
http://tinyurl.com/ycbnhra

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