▲ 150 ▼ RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines (kffhealthnews.org) submitted 2 months ago by TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to c/news@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) "We can't manipulate this data to support our preconceived notions. Clearly the problem is that we don't have enough data." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago And to be fair (which I hate doing with these monsters but which rational thought demands) it's not unreasonable to start your research by forming a hypothesis before you've collected sufficient data to actually back it up. That's the usual pattern. But that's the start of research. You shouldn't be making public policy based on that hypothesis yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago And to be fair (which I hate doing with these monsters but which rational thought demands) it's not unreasonable to start your research by forming a hypothesis before you've collected sufficient data to actually back it up. That's the usual pattern. But that's the start of research. You shouldn't be making public policy based on that hypothesis yet. permalink fedilink source parent