No control group
To explore No Control Group go to Reader Outcry Prompts Brown to Retract Statement on Trans Teen (Links to an external site.) and check out the buzz about Lisa Littman’s (Brown University) new concept of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.” Topics in sex and gender are hot these days, but bad science practices don’t help understanding.
Questions
1. Describe in your own words the issue that led to the retraction of Littman study.
2. Find another example of a No Control Group issue. The following keywords may be helpful: no control group, placebo effects, expectancy effects, retracted articles. The Retraction Watch website is a great destination to search. Post your description and a reference for it.
