They have a theory. They make a experiment to prove the theory. The experiment disprove the theory. They conclude that since the first theory is false, the second theory must be true.
This is bad science. A disproved theory only prove that the theory is false, not that some other theory is right.
> Bias, as we define it, occurs when two groups of people act identically but are treated differently.
If I walk into the hospital, I act identical to any other patient. The mechanical actions I do do not reflect how I get treated, and the reason is very basic. Context matter. Intentions matters. Motivations and incentives matter. A lot of the speculations could be investigated further to find evidence for this, but the research in this article has not done that. They had a theory, they tested it, got negative results. A poor scientist turns the data around to fit their narrative, making the experiment itself irrelevant to their conclusion. A good scientist either refines the theory or moves on, making new experiments to prove or disprove them.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 9.1 ms ] threadThis is bad science. A disproved theory only prove that the theory is false, not that some other theory is right.
> Bias, as we define it, occurs when two groups of people act identically but are treated differently.
If I walk into the hospital, I act identical to any other patient. The mechanical actions I do do not reflect how I get treated, and the reason is very basic. Context matter. Intentions matters. Motivations and incentives matter. A lot of the speculations could be investigated further to find evidence for this, but the research in this article has not done that. They had a theory, they tested it, got negative results. A poor scientist turns the data around to fit their narrative, making the experiment itself irrelevant to their conclusion. A good scientist either refines the theory or moves on, making new experiments to prove or disprove them.