tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post8701997910020647653..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Howard Schultz is the latest example of the dangerous fallacy of omnicompetence Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-10492058219212778842019-01-29T11:09:10.250-05:002019-01-29T11:09:10.250-05:00This reminds me of our discussion of prominent psy...This reminds me of our discussion of prominent psychology professors who publish bad research (see for example here: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/01/27/jpsp-done-bem-paper-back-2010-click-find-surprisingly-simple-answer/).<br /><br />They get all sorts of deference in the name of open-mindedness, but there's not much discussion about why these particular cranks who happen to be well-connected get the NPR red carpet treatment, compared to other cranks who are not Ivy League professors.Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.com