Comment on Everything is Statistics
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I was a psych major. I use statistics more than any other subject I studied. Being able to identify junk science is far more valuable, especially in the field of psychology.
eighty@lemmy.world 6 months ago
anyone who was planning to not even understand, let alone use, statistics in psych of all disciplines should seek a different vocation.
It’s literally the only way to make sense and genuine progress, especially compared to those 20th century old rich dudes who were high af, used anecdotes, derived causal effect from correlations, and made “findings” that reinforced their own biases and beliefs.
Do everything right, and the number’s won’t lie to you. It’s never wrong, it’s just unexplained.