tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post4169915612291447940..comments2024-03-27T03:22:41.073-07:00Comments on Psych Your Mind: SWAG: My favorite reason to "Just Post It!" Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-63076500018094582013-10-04T10:53:06.523-07:002013-10-04T10:53:06.523-07:00Posting data online can help a lot of young minds ...Posting data online can help a lot of young minds around the world to learn from the experienced lot. It also helps in clearing out a lot of questions that anyone could have corresponding to the same topic as listed by researchers. Psychology is a vast field with each having a different approach to it, an amalgamation of these different ideas can maybe bring about a new and interesting idea.Scott Wrighthttp://www.sydneyemotionalfitness.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-34887119538685703102013-09-22T10:12:10.469-07:002013-09-22T10:12:10.469-07:00I imagine that my style of responding to comments ...I imagine that my style of responding to comments actually drives readership up and not down. Thanks for your concern though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-1369280414279064942013-09-21T20:42:46.925-07:002013-09-21T20:42:46.925-07:00I claimed neither that data fraud exists (although...I claimed neither that data fraud exists (although it obviously does) nor that I hate social psychology. Yours is a rather unbalanced and strangely immature response to a sensible recommendation for accomplishing the goal of posting. I once found a very interesting post on this group blog, that is why I accidentally found myself back here. But that one was an excellent and honest attempt (by a woman) to come to grips with the problems of verification bias, data-dependent selections, cherry-picking, p-value hacking, and so on in psychology. I haven't gone back to check who the author was; it's too bad, though, when uneven scholarship hurts a group blog. MAYO:ERRORSTAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967648219914411407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-44588405952584953812013-09-21T19:12:30.333-07:002013-09-21T19:12:30.333-07:00Good points, and thanks for the website link!Good points, and thanks for the website link!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170730621763623050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-41555277609126710142013-09-21T16:53:04.597-07:002013-09-21T16:53:04.597-07:00Thanks for your comment Aaron! Let me direct you t...Thanks for your comment Aaron! Let me direct you to the people's science, a website for just that sort of outreach: http://thepeoplesscience.org/<br /><br />But in terms of data posting, I think it serves the public by allowing other researchers the access to our data--so that they can contribute to knowledge in new ways. That and it is possible that some undergrad statistics courses could use posted data for the reproducing of analyses. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-90158907210970705542013-09-21T13:01:05.292-07:002013-09-21T13:01:05.292-07:00Nice post Michael. I like the idea of finding ways...Nice post Michael. I like the idea of finding ways to disseminate social psychology data to the public--after all, we are purportedly studying the social behavior of the public, and that very same public is in large part funding our research!<br /><br />I wonder, though, if posting data online is the best way to disseminate knowledge. If data is posted online, a member of the public would have to possess the skills to analyze and interpret the data in order to gain any insight into human behavior. Seems like, if our goal is to convey knowledge to the public, we would need to post summaries of studies in easily accessible online forums, kind of like a researcher-written version of an NPR or NYT science blog.<br /><br />p.s.: of course, this would take a lot of work, and I'm being idealistic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170730621763623050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-14892425572579040962013-09-20T20:41:17.026-07:002013-09-20T20:41:17.026-07:00This blog post is about posting data online. Your ...This blog post is about posting data online. Your comment contains an observation that data fraud exists, an explanation for why you hate social psychology, and finally, a shameless plug of your own blog (which I see you've done AGAIN in your second comment). <br /><br />So yes, it is barely and tangentially related to my post...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-60400049657280670962013-09-20T20:08:18.092-07:002013-09-20T20:08:18.092-07:00If you are referring to my comment, then the relev...If you are referring to my comment, then the relevance should be pretty obvious. The post remarks that "posting data will make it harder for people to fabricate data", and there is a reference to Simonsohn (with the topic of his interesting new blog). I realize my remark was blunt (late night posting) but it is pretty clearly relevant to this issue. After several years of studying statistical research, and a particular group of studies just this week, I've good reason to think that, while posting should be endorsed and encouraged, it does not address some of the deeper problems. It would have maximum effect if posted prior to the data analysis. Without blinding and a great deal more self-criticism, some of the "new psychology reforms" appear to be papering over the deeper issues. <br />I realize you had another "favorite reason" for being pro-posting; that scarcely makes my remark irrelevant. Sorry if your dismissal wasn't directed at me. errorstatistics.comMAYO:ERRORSTAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967648219914411407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-89989762027647863662013-09-19T21:04:58.578-07:002013-09-19T21:04:58.578-07:00It is true that posting of data must be imperative...It is true that posting of data must be imperative for researchers not just to evaluate fabricated data or for transparency but also because it could benefit the majority. Posting of research data or information can help a lot of researchers and students gain great research and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-dklYwe-U" rel="nofollow">thesis ideas</a> that will still go back with the progress of society. Audrey Dentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-26658677009578850782013-09-19T19:31:48.685-07:002013-09-19T19:31:48.685-07:00Are you lost? Your comment has absolutely 0% relev...Are you lost? Your comment has absolutely 0% relevance to this post. Maybe the internet is a new thing for you? Best of luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-27278632897194421702013-09-19T16:59:24.842-07:002013-09-19T16:59:24.842-07:00I think that social psychologists ought to blind t...I think that social psychologists ought to blind themselves on their data. The data massaging and inclination toward storytelling to fit a pet hypotheses is otherwise too tempting. That is one big reason I find it hard to give any weight to social psychology experiments. That is besides my grave misgivings due to the fact that they're measuring quantities with entirely made-up scales that do not have any clear meaning, like .4 on a study of implicit self esteem. errorstatistics.comMAYO:ERRORSTAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967648219914411407noreply@blogger.com