The article discusses a study comparing psychedelic enthusiasts with a general population sample to examine whether self-reported quality-of-life benefits from psychedelic experiences are inflated by selection bias. It highlights how differences in mindset, setting, motivation, and personality may influence reported outcomes, suggesting caution in interpreting psychedelic research that relies on highly engaged user groups.

The topic is of interest to readers with an interest in psychology because it addresses methodological issues in how experiences and personality traits can shape self-reported psychological outcomes, illustrating the importance of sample sourcing and bias considerations in research interpretation.

Article Title: Are the benefits of psychedelics exaggerated? A new study highlights the problem of selection bias

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/are-the-benefits-of-psychedelics-exaggerated-a-new-study-highlights-the-problem-of-selection-bias/

#psychedelics #psychology #researchbias #qualityoflife #selectionbias #methodology #psychedelicresearch #samplebias #personality #mindset

#statstab #505 Beyond Confounders

Thoughts: What makes a good control and a bad control?

#counterfactuals #confounder #DAG #r #modelling #selectionbias #variance #control #causalinference

https://matheusfacure.github.io/python-causality-handbook/07-Beyond-Confounders.html

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887917

Classic example of #badjournalism #journalism

#selectionbias + #multitestingbias + #aihype

One would assume that journalists nowadays are still educated individuals and that they get a basic #statistics class, as part of their professional education.

Sure, come back to us when #grok predicts the lottery numbers reliably for 3 months; we are all interested in THAT prompt.