“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10?
Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2024-12-13
Summary:
tl;dr. Researcher finds out they were off by a factor of 10, responds that “this does not impact our results and our recommendations remain the same.” Dean Eckles sent me an email, subject line, “order-of-magnitude errors that don’t affect the … Continue reading →