Ben Goldacre (of Bad Science), in a Nature article today (“Make Journals Report Clinical Trials Properly“), expresses puzzlement as to why bad statistical practices– “selective publication, inadequate descriptions of study methods that block efforts at replication, and data dredging through undisclosed use of multiple analytical strategies“–are continuing to occur even in the face of … Continue reading Philosophy-laden meta-statistics: Is “technical activism” free of statistical philosophy? (ii)