SilasBarta comments on Even if you have a nail, not all hammers are the same - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Matt_Simpson 28 October 2010 07:55:36PM *  0 points [-]

Is the data easily available anywhere? If it's not, that might explain why no one redid the analysis. If it is, I might be persuaded to try a few different models out.

EDIT: After some digging, I'm pretty sure I know what statistical model they used in the study and should be able to reproduce their results and try a few different things IF I can get the data in a sufficiently nice form.

EDIT2: see my recent post in the discussion section

Comment author: SilasBarta 29 October 2010 10:07:43PM 0 points [-]

Why'd you delete it? :-( I was wondering earlier where it went.

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 29 October 2010 10:27:52PM *  0 points [-]

I didn't think I understood enough of what they did to comment usefully anymore, and I don't have the time currently (i.e., this week) to put into understanding it. Did you read it after I had put the edit at the end? If so, did you still find it useful?