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Hans Eysenck: controversialist or worse?
Good research requires self belief tempered with self doubt
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6225 (Published 31 October 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6225
- Martin A Yuille, reader in biobanking and codirector
- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research (CIGMR), Stopford Building, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- martin.yuille{at}manchester.ac.uk
The cautionary tale about Hans Eysenck is as much about hubris as hypothesis.1 Hypothesis based research is widely thought to be superior to the “fishing expeditions” of hypothesis-free research. But neither is better than the other.
The problem with hypothesis based research is that the originator of …
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