Leo: ”...the actual experiment that was run screens off the intentions of the researcher.”
As long as the validity and reliability of the experiment itself aren’t affected by the bias, then the findings are your territory. Analysis is the creation of the map, where all sorts of things can go awry.
Data may be confusing, or even misleading, but this is a fact about us, not the data. Data acquired from valid experiment does not lie, whatever your motives. It might just be telling you something you’re not listening to.
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny...’.”—Isaac Asimov
Leo: ”...the actual experiment that was run screens off the intentions of the researcher.”
As long as the validity and reliability of the experiment itself aren’t affected by the bias, then the findings are your territory. Analysis is the creation of the map, where all sorts of things can go awry.
Data may be confusing, or even misleading, but this is a fact about us, not the data. Data acquired from valid experiment does not lie, whatever your motives. It might just be telling you something you’re not listening to.
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny...’.”—Isaac Asimov
Slightly off-topic from the blog, apologies.