Dan and James discuss how rules of thumbs in science, such as those often applied to sample sizes and effect sizes, lead to mindless research evaluation.More info and links:Is there any justifcation for holding back the public posting of data becuase you're not done with your analysesWe have a new episode partner, Scite (https://scite.ai/)!Scite helps researchers quickly see how a research paper has been cited and if it has been supported or disputed by subsequent researchGet a 30% discount on a 12-month Premium Scite subscription. Use the coupon code: HERTZ (offer expires January 1, 2021)Lake Wobegon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wobegon), were all the children are above averageThe tweet from Marco Altini (https://twitter.com/altini_marco/status/1321432168216858625) about his desk-rejected manuscript Sample size rules-of-thumbEffect size rules-of-thumbDan's effect size distribution paper (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27914167/) (Here's the preprint (https://osf.io/5y55v/) if you don't have access to the paywalled version)We have a live episode scheduled for the 18 November (4pm CET) as part of the Munin Conference on Scholarly Publising (https://site.uit.no/muninconf/) Other links- Dan on twitter (www.twitter.com/dsquintana)- James on twitter (www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)- Everything Hertz on twitter (www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) - Everything Hertz on Facebook (www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)Music credits: Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) and get bonus stuff!$1 a month: 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show- $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citationQuintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, November 2) "119: Rules of thumb", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/UMXR7