Here is a collection of statistical issues and misunderstandings you often will encounter in empirical research. My plan is to add more examples in the future. Issue Description Source Absence of evidence fallacy No evidence for a finding should not be interpreted as there is evidence of its absence. Altman and Bland (1995) Berkson’s paradox […]
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Problems with The Global Gender Gap Report
Or, why is Rwanda doing better than Denmark? In this post I outline basic methodological problems with The Global Gender Gap Report (the GGGR). The GGGR is developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and “benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions.” Benchmarking 144 very different countries on their […]