Flashcards · 0457 · Topic 20

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Why is a short trial weak evidence for a long-term effect?: A few months of data cannot show what happens after people adjust.
A visitor fee reduces crowding on busy days. Does it tackle the cause?: It may treat a symptom (crowding) without touching a cause, such as housing being turned into holiday lets.
"The fee applied on 29 days" and "the fee reduced crowding": fact or claim?: The first is a fact that can be checked. The second is a claim that needs evidence.
What does corroboration mean when evaluating a source?: Checking whether independent sources agree with it. A claim backed by several unconnected sources is stronger than one source alone.
What does currency mean when evaluating a source?: Whether the source is recent enough for the claim it is being used to support.
What does the method criterion ask about a source's evidence?: How the data was gathered: the sample size, who was asked and how, and whether that method can support the claim made.