I figured that you were driving us towards that question. :)
I'm still interested in the parachute question, which is out of article scope, but I discussed it in a comment to Dr. Rutherford. There might be another case of parachute studies--where absolute risk is low, but benefit relative to the control is large. I'm pondering how researcher bias might come into play in that situation and what kind of statistical analyses might be necessary.
How can/should researchers choose which statistical tool(s) to use?
That’s the question— I wonder whether it would be wise to use numerous analyses and publish them all.
I figured that you were driving us towards that question. :)
I'm still interested in the parachute question, which is out of article scope, but I discussed it in a comment to Dr. Rutherford. There might be another case of parachute studies--where absolute risk is low, but benefit relative to the control is large. I'm pondering how researcher bias might come into play in that situation and what kind of statistical analyses might be necessary.