Gelman has a blogpost today where he wrings his hands over those who make mistakes and won’t admit it (the example he gives is rather distant but amusing in its own right):
http://andrewgelman.com/2012/05/the-hare-the-pineapple-and-ed-wegman/#comments
Well as it happens I was discussing just today (in relation to philosophy of statistics) how common it is for people in this arena to admit error and still just go on and repeat the identical example and argument (in print!) without even mentioning the criticisms that earlier, allegedly, led them to disown their own example/argument. I mentioned a case in relation to my April 28 post, and several others throughout this blog. It’s perhaps a brilliant strategy: Continue reading
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