qsiMar 26

False claims in a widely-cited paper

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/24/false-claims-in-a-published-no-corrections-no-consequences-welcome-to-the-business-school/

False claims in a widely-cited paper. No corrections. No consequences. Welcome to the Business School. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

Show threadbanana_sandwich

“Professionals” in traffic engineering still religiously cling to “standards” that are largely based on BS served up by auto companies pre 1940.

Many such cases of this, it seems.

Mar 26 at 2:28amWeb
Show threadkomali2Mar 26
At least your traffic engineers set standards. In Taiwan often the standards come straight from the legislative yuan, aka just vibes laws from people who are driven around in private cars their whole lives.
Show threadnativeitMar 26
Don’t worry, we’re getting there. They just started dismantling what they refer to as the “administrative state”, but which largely deferred substantial questions requiring skill and non-partisan judgement to their respective experts. It was never perfect, nor free from partisan and/or economic concerns, but the replacement appears to be self-interested narcissists and sycophants and their personal fiefdoms, with precious little space for competence, logic, or integrity.
Show threadmelagonsterMar 26
This is just for reference: last time someone tried to address this issue, they found that no one was willing to vote for them again...