Episode 66: Quantitative versus Qualitative reasoning...where is the correct balance?
Alexander and I using our qualitative minds try and figure out when exactly we should be relying on our learned human experience and when we may need to consult a t-test to figure out the right answer.
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Topics
◉ The failures of using data to compare ourselves to others.
◉ Why our value systems often triumph over empirical evidence.
◉ The ways in which statistics can be corrupted (cherry picking variables).
◉ The role of qualitative researchers in posing new research questions and theoretical ideas that can later be tested.
◉ Ending the hate...for qualitative thinkers.
◉ Scientists must forgo hubris and take a small dose of humility when speaking about universal truths.
◉ What the path of research could look like moving forward.
