When you challenge them on using those stats, you're doing postmodern critique of a naive view of statistics.
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well no, i use mathematical principles. like the fact that statistics reifies through probabilities when you break the abstraction
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i'm not aware of much pomo math but i'm sure the papers would be hilarious
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I think the confusion is in thinking it's PoMo math. It's just math, but the thinking that goes into the process before hand is PoMo
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i don't need pomo to know that most people have poor intuition for and understanding of statistics. my career is based on it these days
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Before PoMo, there were major problems of naive statistics running around, much like the naive eugenics of the times. Still are...
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And PoMo overcorrects by miles. The solution to overly simplistic analyses is more cautious ones not claiming that nothing is real anyway.
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I think in culture we always see one innovation become overextended or calcified some, but the underlying insights remain valuable.
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I don't think PoMo provides any that aren't found elsewhere and less laden down with obscurantist nonsense.
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I think lack of understanding of these broad concepts leads people to not give PoMo credit for the advancements it did make.
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What are they? Name one advancement it made?
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