I'd love to see an experiment where science reporters are given equally strong/weak data sets but on different topics. One set of data could be like the data in this article "proving" that top surgery for teens is helfpul. The other could be equally strong/weak data "proving" that a 6-month course of therapy in lieu of puberty blockers i…
I'd love to see an experiment where science reporters are given equally strong/weak data sets but on different topics. One set of data could be like the data in this article "proving" that top surgery for teens is helfpul. The other could be equally strong/weak data "proving" that a 6-month course of therapy in lieu of puberty blockers is helpful. What headlines would they write based on each of these data sets?
I'd love to see an experiment where science reporters are given equally strong/weak data sets but on different topics. One set of data could be like the data in this article "proving" that top surgery for teens is helfpul. The other could be equally strong/weak data "proving" that a 6-month course of therapy in lieu of puberty blockers is helpful. What headlines would they write based on each of these data sets?
Excellent idea. This would be a fantastic study or journalistic project for someone to pursue.