Comments on: The Lucky Stockbroker Syndrome and other ways to skew medical study results https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/ Marketing Ethics for the Easily Swayed Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: RN in NYC https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-48967 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:22:06 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-48967 The Lucky Stockbroker Syndrome – brilliant! Thx for this link to Photon in the Darkness. Very enlightening for those of us non-researchers trying to make sense of medical studies especially those funded by big pharma.

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]]> By: Sharleena https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-19929 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:37:24 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-19929 “….This throws all research into question…” I agree completely. I just returned from attending a very large conference where virtually every scientific paper presented had not yet been published, nor been peer-reviewed, just another self-absorbed opportunity to apply for more grant money to do more research, I deduced….

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]]> By: Sweeney https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:53:51 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-635 Good work here. The Lucky Stockbroker is a great illustration that applies to many other “proven facts” – it shows how easy it can actually be to impress others with what appears to be solid “science”, but isn’t.

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]]> By: Tom https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:34:15 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-533 Love the lucky stockbroker example here. Brilliant.

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]]> By: KTW https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:50:20 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-323 This is true.

There are ways to “interpret” research results in such a way as to suit your purpose, a fact that has benefited the drug companies who can choose to suppress data not flattering to their products, or similarly adjust study methodology to be so vague as to be meaningless – until they want to make money. This throws all research into question, which is the real tragedy in all of this.

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]]> By: Kirk https://ethicalnag.org/2009/10/30/the-lucky-stockbroker-syndrome-and-other-ways-to-skew-medical-treatment-results/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:30:50 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=646#comment-262 Good stuff. Interesting perspective on the world of business and research.

At the same time, i find it distressing! Makes everything suspect.

Thanks for this …. I think!

Kirk

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