Sarah Farrell·2d agoGrowing up on a dairy farm in Appalachia, I learned early that consistency mattered.There was a science to it: the schedule, the preparation, the process. Twice a day was our routine. Later, we would hear that three…
Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks·2d agoYour Pilot Study Is Not a Small Main StudyA pilot study with 30 participants is not evidence that an intervention works, and it is not evidence that it fails. It was never built to…
Unicorn Day·4d agoThe Ghost in the Data: Why Statisticians Don’t Count to NYou walk into a café with two friends. The total bill comes to exactly $30.
Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks·4d agoMember Checking Without Handing Back the TranscriptIn week 14 of a study on how home health aides decide what to report about a client, a participant emails back her transcript. It runs 38…
Circleboom·6d agoI needed to export tweets for research, and the 3,200 cap shaped the studyThe plan said “collect six years of tweets from 12 public accounts.” One limit on X undid that sentence before a single row existed.
Satoru Tokuhisa·6d agoWhy “just let the AI do it” fails for interview analysis, and what to do insteadIf you code interviews alone, the problem is not the model. It is the order of operations.
Wareesha Sarfaraz·Nov 6When a Study Says “Linked,” It Does Not Mean “Caused”The hidden difference between a scientific discovery and a headline that goes too far.A response icon1A response icon1
Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks·Oct 29Two Interviews That DisagreeIt is late on a Sunday in November, and a researcher evaluating a family support program in three rural counties is drafting the findings…
Wareesha Sarfaraz·Oct 28Why One Exciting Study Rarely Settles a Scientific QuestionScience Literacy Series — Article 9A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Promethean ReportbyPromeuraz·Oct 26In Defense of CulturalismWhat is the role of cultural analysis in comparative politics?
