Paper Methodology Critique

Discussions center on debating the flaws and validity of a specific research paper's methodology, with users challenging each other to provide substantive criticisms or evidence of having read the paper.

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foobarqux Jan 14, 2015 View on HN

That article is a serious scholarly critique, did you read it?

WickyNilliams Dec 18, 2024 View on HN

Thank you, I'm surprised this wasn't a bigger point of discussion. The whole methodology and the conclusions drawn are dubious at best. I guess most people didn't read the article!

diamond559 Jul 9, 2021 View on HN

What makes you say that, did you read the paper and find flaws in their methodology? Or does it disagree with your preconceived narrative and dismiss it out of hand?

edgyquant Aug 13, 2022 View on HN

Interesting thought, can you talk more about the methods and their flaws? Also what’s the article you’re referring to?

biogene Aug 30, 2023 View on HN

I'm pointing out elementary flaws in the methodology. As such the article wasn't convincing for me, and this is my feedback.

nradov Jun 16, 2021 View on HN

Do you have a substantiave criticism of the paper that I linked?

josephlord Nov 30, 2013 View on HN

OK, I wouldn't dispute that claim without reading the full paper and the criticism of it properly. Thanks for the clarification.

throwaway09223 Mar 6, 2023 View on HN

But what you're saying simply isn't true.The article clearly explained their faulty methodologies and this is precisely what I've pointed out. In fact, you are tilting at a windmill, reading more into my comments than what I've written. Projection, much?

roywiggins May 24, 2018 View on HN

I thought the arxiv paper was fairly convincing. What's wrong with it?

fghfghfghfghfgh Jan 11, 2023 View on HN

Can you elaborate on why you think the paper is flawed please?