This is actually a travesty
- n=29 (@sayssamplesize)
- industry funded (Big Supplement)
- no control group
- no blinding/randomization
- multiple uncontrolled t-tests
- NO EVIDENCE HERBS SPICE UP YOUR SEX LIFEpic.twitter.com/OaY4I3VoLg
Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him
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This is actually a travesty
- n=29 (@sayssamplesize)
- industry funded (Big Supplement)
- no control group
- no blinding/randomization
- multiple uncontrolled t-tests
- NO EVIDENCE HERBS SPICE UP YOUR SEX LIFEpic.twitter.com/OaY4I3VoLg
Also, I'm not sure how this slipped through the cracks of peer review, but the article declares no funding despite:
a) the pre-reg indicating industry funding
b) ONE OF THE AUTHORS EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY INDUSTRY FUNDERS
@BMC_seriespic.twitter.com/RfNUe9kLbL
Honestly, not too much to dig into here, no point in a long thread
There's literally nothing you can take away from a 29-person uncontrolled, unblinded, poorly-analyzed study except perhaps that the scientists should do a better one
And I actually kinda feel bad for the Daily Mail because if you didn't know that statistical significance is often a red herring it might seem important that there was a 'significant' difference in sexual function And the reporter actually read the paper!pic.twitter.com/JwGEZyxMZA
In reality, regression to the mean basically guarantees that you'd see some statistical improvement if you take 29 women, measure them on dozens of factors, and give them a pill that they are told will help their sex lives
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