On Wednesday, 8 March 2017 at 12:42:37 UTC, Moritz Maxeiner wrote:
On Tuesday, 7 March 2017 at 22:07:51 UTC, XavierAP wrote:
Plus statistics can prove nothing -- this logical truth cannot
be overstated.
It's called empirical evidence and it's one of the most
important techniques in science[2] to create foundation for a
hypothesis.
No, mistaking historical data as empirically valid is the most
dangerous scientific mistake. The empirical method requires all
conditions to be controlled, in order for factors to be isolated,
and every experiment to be reproducible.
