In reading the comments on my variance-induced test bias post, I was reminded of a big bias loophole in social science: judging when an analysis is complete "enough." We usually have some status quo policies, and some analyses relevant to those policies. Each analysis tends to favor some possible policies relative to others, but alas most every analysis is
Incomplete Analysis
Incomplete Analysis
In reading the comments on my variance-induced test bias post, I was reminded of a big bias loophole in social science: judging when an analysis is complete "enough." We usually have some status quo policies, and some analyses relevant to those policies. Each analysis tends to favor some possible policies relative to others, but alas most every analysis is
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