RCT studies embed a wide range of assumptions - both methodological and substantive. Then we take the numbers they output, average them, and suddenly Gid thinks that's opinion-free evidence. This is what we mean when we say public health is atheoretical.https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1302027638685360133 …
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Right. So would you mind explaining that in ways that don't dismiss narrative reviews, analytical pieces, etc, as 'opinion'? Or overstate the extent to which even novel, independent, empirical studies are neutral and opinion-free? Because Raina MacIntyre.
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I don't think it's unfair to describe a narrative review as an academic opinion piece. They can be fantastic, well-researched and interesting, but the same is entirely true of opinion pieces
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