Ep 361 - Are N = 1 Anecdotes Meaningless?
Iron Culture presented by MASS
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Exercise Science Has Hidden Statistical Blind Spots
- Many exercise scientists aren't engaging with biostatisticians, so common methods for identifying responders/non-responders are often flawed.
- Fields that have thought about single-subject designs more deeply show better approaches that most in exercise science don't know about.
- This creates an internal consensus that feels correct but actually reflects collective blind spots rather than rigorous understanding.
- Bringing in legitimate statisticians and looking to other fields reveals these gaps and improves how we interpret individual response data.
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