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Online Bettors Can Sniff Out Weak Psychology Studies
The Atlantic ^
| Aug 27, 2018
| Ed Yong
Posted on 08/29/2018 3:03:32 PM PDT by jonascord
Must be linked...
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Technical
KEYWORDS: lies; polls; psychology; reproducibility; research
Gee, I just wonder if other types of studies and polls are having the same problems, and whether we should question their bland assertions of fact?
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:03:32 PM PDT
by
jonascord
To: jonascord
Making your data and methods public should be a requirement to get published. The entire basis of the scientific method is being able to reproduce results.
An experiment that can’t be falsified or reproduced is worthless.
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:15:10 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
To: jonascord
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:17:02 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Fiddlstix
And that’s what he did for years and years.
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:29:47 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
Yep! The only thing he was really good at. lol
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:31:08 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: jonascord
we can sniff out bogus polls too ... i made a fortune betting on predictit.com that Trump would win ... the odds were stupid that he’d lose and i took advantage of that ... biggly ...
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posted on
08/29/2018 3:37:33 PM PDT
by
catnipman
((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
To: Fiddlstix
Oh, and BTW......
You ain't seen that Outlaw Josey Wales, have ya?
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posted on
08/29/2018 4:04:42 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
Yes. But it was years ago.
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posted on
08/29/2018 7:41:40 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: catnipman
How did you handle the taxes on that from New Zealand?
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posted on
08/29/2018 7:42:48 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ConservativeMind
“How did you handle the taxes on that from New Zealand?”
they paid me from an account drawn on their U.S. subsidiary in Washington, D.C., and sent me a U.S. 1099-MISC form showing payment by their U.S. subsidiary for an award/prize equal to my net earnings, so it wasn’t shown as gambling winnings and since it was paid by their U.S. subsidiary it wasn’t a foreign earning ...
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posted on
08/29/2018 8:56:27 PM PDT
by
catnipman
((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
To: catnipman
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posted on
08/29/2018 9:01:14 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Fiddlstix
Wait until he finds out we got the gold from the bank!
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posted on
08/29/2018 9:51:04 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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