119: Rules of thumb

Dan and James discuss how rules of thumbs in science, such as those often applied to sample sizes and effect sizes, lead to mindless research evaluation. More info and links: Is there any justifcation for holding back the public posting of data becuase you're not done with your analyses We have a new episode partner, Scite (https://scite.ai/)! Scite helps researchers quickly see how a research paper has been cited and if it has been supported or disputed by subsequent research Get a 30% discount on a 12-month Premium Scite subscription. Use the coupon code: HERTZ (offer expires January 1, 2021) Lake Wobegon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wobegon), were all the children are above average The tweet from Marco Altini (https://twitter.com/altini_marco/status/1321432168216858625) about his desk-rejected manuscript Sample size rules-of-thumb Effect size rules-of-thumb Dan's effect size distribution paper (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27914167/) (Here's the preprint (https://osf.io/5y55v/) if you don't have access to the paywalled version) We have a live episode scheduled for the 18 November (4pm CET) as part of the Munin Conference on Scholarly Publising (https://site.uit.no/muninconf/) Other links - Dan on twitter (www.twitter.com/dsquintana) - James on twitter (www.twitter.com/jamesheathers) - Everything Hertz on twitter (www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) - Everything Hertz on Facebook (www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) Music credits: Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) and get bonus stuff! $1 a month: 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show - $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, November 2) "119: Rules of thumb", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/UMXR7