Generating these spurious models is effortless. I didn’t go through 100s of simulations to find one that looked especially misleading. I did just one simulation. Using this stepwise procedure practically guarantees that you will find a “statistically significant” yet spurious model.Megan McArdle
This sort of thing is why we're barraged with studies showing that almost everything will kill you--no, wait! they'll make you live forever!
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so do I still have to finish my thesis?
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