tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post9084961880985105356..comments2024-01-30T03:30:45.740-05:00Comments on Bad Data, Bad!: More thoughts on voting and non publication biasbs kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-19557627326489110162012-10-26T10:01:15.688-04:002012-10-26T10:01:15.688-04:00Well, it's unequal enforcement, but I suppose ...Well, it's unequal enforcement, but I suppose if you were going to start somewhere, pharmaceuticals would be near the top of your list.<br /><br />Companies trying to sell their wares like to play up the likelihood of positive effects, of course. This makeup will make you look pretty, these shoes will make you run fast, this beer will announce something about you culturally. Similarly, in medical care we don't want reality. We want to think there is treatment that works, if we could only get it. Publishing "uninteresting" results might temper our expectations. Diminished expectations would lead to fewer sales - would it also lead to fewer lawsuits?Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com