smoofra comments on g, a Statistical Myth - Less Wrong

-3 Post author: smoofra 11 April 2013 06:30AM

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Comment author: Linking 11 April 2013 06:27:09AM 13 points [-]

Physicist Steve Hsu claims it's very misleading in not discussing extensive empirical research that has falsified the key claims, and links to a lengthy rebuttal.

Comment author: smoofra 11 April 2013 06:45:25AM *  1 point [-]

thanks for the link.

Not that I feel particularly qualified to judge, but I'd say Dalliard has a way better argument. I wonder if Shalizi has written a response.

Comment author: gwern 11 April 2013 07:54:52AM 3 points [-]

It only just came out, but given that in his earlier posts he expressed disgust with the entire field and regretted writing anything on the topic, I wouldn't expect him to.