finding correlations where none exist
retro-fitting hypothesis to observations
extrapolating to large sample sizes from small subsets of data points
manipulating visual evidence to suit hypotheses
changing definitions to suit what you can prove
changing metrics to suit what you can show
lulling oneself into a false sense of intelligence
balancing on the shoulder of "giants" while being careful not to tread on their toes
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on second thoughts .. the above statements can be generalized to marketing/management/life as well :-)
Look who's the closet postmodern poet :P
Or as one researcher (may his alter ego R.I.P) is known to have mused, in an infrequent dull moment:
..[perfecting the process of ]fading into oblivion.
PS:Why "art"?It makes it sound hep, and that couldn't have been the intent, now, could it?
diya: its an art because these are the aspects that make it non-science .. so art is used in derision and not as a hep-factor!
svr: it is not poetry if its lucid and unambiguous .. otherwise it is :-)
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