HARKing: Hypothesizing after the results are known
This article considers a practice in scientific communication termed HARKing (Hypothesizing After the Results are Known). HARKing is defined as presenting a post hoc hypothesis (i.e., one based on or informed by one’s results) in one’s research report as if it were, in fact, an a priori hypotheses. Several forms of HARKing are identified and survey data are presented that suggests...
Beware the algorithm
[UPDATE: Aviso Retention was purchased by Watermark, and one of their media specialists has been harassing me to update my post to reflect that. I’m not sure why, because as the post below makes clear, the product is worthless; they claim they can predict student performance before classes begin, but his analysis showed that their model sucked. You’d almost be better off flipping a...