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When is a fact real, and what is an industry standard?a colleague quoted a study where the sample was 15. he then described the study leaning heavily on the fact that 10 of 15 in particular relied on a certain methodology. Later another colleague, presented this methodology in terms of "industry standard", citing my first colleague as reference for this position. I am not convinced, can someone please discuss what is going on.
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| asked on Friday, Jun 16, 2017 10:53:58 AM by RP Elders | |
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I am a bit lost, but will do my best:
a colleague quoted a study where the sample was 15. I am assuming this is referring to the sample size? So 15 participants? he then described the study leaning heavily on the fact that 10 of 15 in particular relied on a certain methodology. This is where I am lost. The study would use the same methodology for all the participants. If the methodology (the particular details of how the study was constructed) is the "industry standard" (not sure if I heard of that used in this context before), this should have little relevance to whether this is a scientific fact or not. The "fact" or "industry standard" dichotomy is also confusing. Perhaps you can expand with more details? |
| answered on Friday, Jun 16, 2017 11:05:21 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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