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Re:How to make fake data look meaningful by thanatosmin on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @02:26PM (#6770447)
This isn't really on how to make fake data look meaningful, but rather how to make useless data look meaningful. If you can fake the data, then there's no need for these misleading analyses.
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Re:How to make fake data look meaningful by Fomite on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @04:18PM (#6771250)
Indeed. Properly faked data, rather than just misleadingly spun analysis, can be analyzed using the most rigorous, statistically sound methods available.

Indeed, often very legitimate science does exactly this.

Deceptive analysis is pretty easy to spot. A genuine work of data fabrication artistry is much, much harder.

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