Comments on: A Pyramid Scheme http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/ Floccinaucinihilipilificating antidisestablishmentarianism since 2001. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Apathy Sketchpad » Blog Archive » Tanks Will Fix Everything. http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5183 Apathy Sketchpad » Blog Archive » Tanks Will Fix Everything. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:09:06 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5183 [...]       Apathy Sketchpad « A Pyramid Scheme Turkey in Islam » [...] [...]       Apathy Sketchpad « A Pyramid Scheme Turkey in Islam » [...]

]]> By: jdc http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5148 jdc Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:07:52 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5148 <a href="http://draust.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/journals-of-alternative-medicine-insufficient-scepticism-cargo-cult-science/" rel="nofollow">Ah, yes</a> here is the Dr Aust piece on AltMed journals - knew I'd seen something he'd written that dealt with the pyramid paper. Cheers, jdc. Ah, yes here is the Dr Aust piece on AltMed journals - knew I’d seen something he’d written that dealt with the pyramid paper. Cheers, jdc.

]]> By: jdc http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5147 jdc Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:48:01 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5147 I think Dr Aust may have referred to the pyramid paper in one of his early blog posts. IIRC, there was some interesting discussion in the comments. I think I'll have a look for that later. I think Dr Aust may have referred to the pyramid paper in one of his early blog posts. IIRC, there was some interesting discussion in the comments. I think I’ll have a look for that later.

]]> By: pj http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5142 pj Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:35:36 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5142 It is pretty easy to get these sorts of results in animal studies (have you forgotten your reply to the article about the stats in 2007?) particularly when they aren't blinded. The way you react and handle the animals can have a profound effect, but often it is really silly little things like having rats 1-10 in group A, 11-20 in group B, and then always testing them in the order 1-20 so that the later rats are more stressed due to all the disruption and thus group B differ from A. It is pretty easy to get these sorts of results in animal studies (have you forgotten your reply to the article about the stats in 2007?) particularly when they aren’t blinded.

The way you react and handle the animals can have a profound effect, but often it is really silly little things like having rats 1-10 in group A, 11-20 in group B, and then always testing them in the order 1-20 so that the later rats are more stressed due to all the disruption and thus group B differ from A.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5141 Andrew Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:01:31 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5141 I bet this is the first and last time those five references will ever meet, too. I bet this is the first and last time those five references will ever meet, too.

]]> By: Martin http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/08/13/a-pyramid-scheme/#comment-5140 Martin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:54:15 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=901#comment-5140 Wow, this is the first time I've seen pyramid power brought up again for a while! Excellent post, and welcome to the aggregator :) Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen pyramid power brought up again for a while! Excellent post, and welcome to the aggregator :)

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