vi21maobk9vp comments on Funnel plots: the study that didn't bark, or, visualizing regression to the null - Less Wrong

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Comment author: vi21maobk9vp 30 November 2011 07:23:04PM 7 points [-]

Links, fonts, font styles... Maybe you could include a short summary of publication bias just here.

Something like:

Imagine 50 groups measuring the same non-correlation using 5% significance margin. Two groups will publish proved correlation; 48 will have no publishable results.

Comment author: gwern 30 November 2011 07:27:57PM 1 point [-]

Don't we all know what publication bias is here?

Comment author: vi21maobk9vp 01 December 2011 04:32:25AM 6 points [-]

If the post is just a data point for those who know the basics, it could be cut to its first 3 paragraphs without loss. If the post explains things for those have randomly found LW, it brief summary of publication bias near the beginning could increase expected amount of use derived from reading the post.

Comment author: James_Miller 30 November 2011 09:45:49PM 11 points [-]

Write for the audience we want, not just the one we have.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 07 December 2011 02:13:14PM *  -1 points [-]

Better yet, write for the audience we have and hyperlink to the wiki for the rest.