Distrust : big data, data-torturing, and the assault on science
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Oxford University Press,
New York :
[2023]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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"There are three ways in which science is being threatened; ironically, by using tools created by science itself. Disinformation. Many people don't trust science or scientists-indeed, some believe that scientists are part of a nefarious conspiracy orchestrated by the ruling class. Ironically, such fanciful nonsense is the kind of dragon that science was intended to slay and is now more powerful than ever because of the internet that science created. Data Torturing. The scientific demand for empirical evidence rests on the idea of statistical significance. Ironically, this demand has incentivized statistical mischief that undermines the usefulness and credibility of the evidence that scientists report. Data Mining. Instead of positing a theory and assembling appropriate data for testing the theory, many researchers now take the shortcut of looking for empirical patterns unencumbered by theory. Ironically, science created the Big Data and powerful computers that fuel data mining"--
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- ISBN: 9780192868459
- Physical Description: viii, 323 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 25 cmprint
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.