Yland et al. bring renewed attention to the oft cited heuristic nondifferential misclassification biases results towards the null. They make a compelling case, as others before, that this heuristic is… Click to show full abstract
Yland et al. bring renewed attention to the oft cited heuristic nondifferential misclassification biases results towards the null. They make a compelling case, as others before, that this heuristic is misguided. Herein, I briefly discuss the history of this heuristic, discuss why I believe it became and stayed popular, and note the very limited circumstances for which it may be appropriate.
               
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