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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by permo-w on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:24AM (#33174646)
the sports thing seems like a weird addition. did the text have some relevance to sport? if not it seems like the kind of thing that would skew results just by reminding the participants they’re in a weird study
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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:29AM (#33175414)
Would be interesting to hear from OP, but I assumed it was a reminder to check ones stereotypes -- eg 'remember women can be good at traditionally male pursuits' (would work for some sports only).
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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by emacsen on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:51AM (#33175607)
It wasn't anything so complex as that.

The simpler version of the study had been done before, and the class I was a study design class. Our class assignment was to design, execute, and analyze a study.

We were simply combining two existing studies into a new study.

It bears mentioning- this was ~1996/1997 (I don't remember), I was a freshman, it was a single credit supplement, and we never published the results.

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