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Research Design and the Problem of Bad Data
Most analytical errors are made before the first line of analysis.
By Ronin XUpdated 13 Nov 20261 min readsample
Garbage in is a design decision
Sampling bias, survivorship, and measurement drift are not statistical problems — they are design problems that statistics cannot repair afterward.
A short checklist
- Who is missing from the sample?
- What does the instrument actually measure?
- What would change my mind?
Sample research note for demonstration.
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