An anthropological study shows why complete data designs are counterproductive

I saw Joe N.'s tweet asking me about a study of how professors spend their time, reported by Lisa Wade at Sociological Images. This is an anthropological study, something that I am not at all familiar with although the people in the field seem to believe that they can make statistically valid observations. I'm glad the author of the study, John Ziker, wrote a (really) long article describing what he was trying to accomplish. The key point is that the study is a preliminary exploration, with important limitations; a follow-up study is planned which may give generalizable conclusions. Here are...