Scie 326 unit - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

(U5O1) Describe the characteristics of "Pathological Science" - - Experimental effects observed are either very close to the extreme limits of detectability or require massive numbers of measurements because of extremely low statistical significance. - magnitude of observed effects seems to be independent of postulated causes, which are barely detectable. - accuracy of experiment claims to be exceptionally high - claimed results imply revolutionary theoretical consequences - Ad Hoc just...