When somebody at least pretending to humility says, “Well, I think this here estimator is the best thing we have for anchoring a median estimate”, and I stroll over and proclaim, “Well I think that’s invalid”, I do think there is a certain justice in them demanding of me, “Well, would you at least like to say then in what direction my expectation seems to you to be predictably mistaken?”
When somebody at least pretending to humility says, “Well, I think this here estimator is the best thing we have for anchoring a median estimate”, and I stroll over and proclaim, “Well I think that’s invalid”, I do think there is a certain justice in them demanding of me, “Well, would you at least like to say then in what direction my expectation seems to you to be predictably mistaken?”